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Voting Rights and the Election Process

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 is the Presidential Election Day.

The voter registration deadline is October 15, 2024. Oregon offers .? You can register by mail to vote in Oregon by printing a , filling it out, and mailing it to your .? You can also register to vote in person if you prefer. For more information, visit .

This year marks a number of anniversaries granting the right to vote.

  • 154th anniversary of the 15th amendment that granted African American men the right to vote in 1870
  • 104th anniversary of the 19th amendment giving American women the right to vote in 1920. For Black women, however, the struggle for voting rights went on much longer and was only secured by the passage of the Voting Rights Act of
    1965.
  • 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibiting unequal application of voter registration requirements.

It’s a time of reflection on both progress that’s been made and the work that remains in protecting our voting rights and strengthening our democracy.

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The Electoral College that governs America has been with us since 1804, when Thomas Jefferson’s supporters redesigned it for his re-election. The Jeffersonians were motivated by the principle of majority rule.

Concern about the integrity of American elections did not start with Trump’s election, by any means; flaws in procedures have gradually grown during recent decades, initially amplifying with the 2000 Bush v. Gore Florida count.

Voting rights are a perennial topic in American politics. Recent elections and the Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down key enforcement provisions in the Voting Rights Act (VRA), have only placed further emphasis on the debate over voter disenfranchisement.

Filling the breach and answering basic questions about how our very complex government operates and what it promises, this book takes a comprehensive look at the historic development of the government, the functions of each branch of government, and the systems, people, and policies that comprise American democracy.

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