Filter by: ElectionsGovernmentLocal ElectionsState GovernmentVoting RightsState ElectionsConstitutionRacial JusticeSupreme CourtHistoryMovementsProtestCensusDistrictingLocal GovernmentStatehood Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Federal law to improve election administration through reforms such as mandatory minimum standards and funding to meet standards. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) The only federal agency charged with improving voting systems and helping states with other critical functions of election administration. Runoff Election Elections between the two top candidates from a primary or general election often when the winner has not won both the most votes and earned at least 50% of the vote. Election Certification The process by which votes are tabulated and election results are made official. Voter Rolls and Voter Purging The list of registered voters who can cast a ballot in an election. Several states have recently abused their power to purge millions of voters from the rolls. The 19th Amendment In 1920, the 19th Amendment extended voting rights to women as it prohibited the U.S. and states from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex.
