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Additional Constitutional Protections: Voting, Privacy, Bearing Arms
This document provides a brief overview of certain additional rights under the US Constitution, answering the following questions: What constitutional rights are there besides those in the First Amendment? Is there a right to bear arms? Is there a right to privacy? Is there a right to vote?
What do some of the amendments in the Bill of Rights say? The document is excerpted from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
First Amendment: Legal Resources for the LGBT Community
(Separate Website)
This web site contains legal resources for the lesbian and gay community relating to freedom of speech, press, religion, association and other First Amendment rights.
By: LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education Fund
Homeless Voting Rights Project
(Separate Website)
This web site contains: (1) Letter from NCH, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and several other organizations voice concerns about the "Voting Access and Integrity Initiative" to Attorney General Ashcroft, (2) Homeless Voting Rights: Selected State and Federal Cases,
(3) Model State Homeless Voter Registration Act,
(4) State By State Breakdown of Homeless Voting Registration Policies/Laws, and (5) Voter Rights Registration Packet.
By: National Coalition for the Homeless
Register to Vote
(Separate Website)
This website guides you through the voting registration process.
By: United States Election Assistance Committee
Voter Registration for Homeless People
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains how homeless people can register to vote in federal or state elections. This document does not give legal advice. If you want to challenge election laws or practices in your state, you should talk to a lawyer or contact the National Law Center for further information.
By: National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Disabled
(Separate Website)
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 generally requires polling places across the United States to be physically accessible to people with disabilities for federal elections.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Voting and Discrimination
(Separate Website)
The website includes the following articles:
-South Africa: Revolution at the Ballot Box
-Race and Voting in the Segregated South
-Race and Representation
By: Constitutional Rights Foundation
Voting and Elections
(Separate Website)
This page contains basic information about elections and voting, including information about How to Contact Elected Officials, the Electoral College, History of Voting Rights, Legislation and Reform, Registering to Vote, Volunteering and Contributions and much more.
By: FirstGov.gov
Voting Rights
(Separate Website)
40 Years of Progress, and a Call to Reauthorize
Five months after "Bloody Sunday," a united Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which has become one of the most successful civil rights laws in America's history.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
Voting Rights Act
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: The Voting Rights Act was enacted in 1965 by the U.S. Congress to assure that the right of citizens to vote is not denied or abridged due to race or color. There are two major provisions of the Voting Rights Act. One is referred to as Section 2. This section prohibits racial discrimination in voting nationwide. A voter may bring an action in federal court under this provision if they feel their right to vote has been denied or in any way affected due to race.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
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