Filter by: DemocracyElectionsGovernmentConstitutionRacial JusticeSupreme CourtVoting RightsLocal ElectionsState ElectionsHistoryState GovernmentMovementsProtestCensusDistrictingLocal GovernmentStatehood Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Federal law to improve election administration through reforms such as mandatory minimum standards and funding to meet standards. 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. State Legislatures When most people think about the legislative branch of government, they think about the U.S. Congress. But all 50 states have their own.