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The activity of choosing someone or something in an election.

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Could a US state allow non-citizens to vote in presidential elections?

On July 30th [2020], President Trump suggested in a tweet that the US presidential election should be delayed due to COVID impeding in-person voting. Every news article I've read since (Vox, Slate, Washington Post) claims that the President does not…
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As an employer, can I compel my employees to vote?

Obviously an employer absolutely can't require employees to vote for any particular candidate (or even to vote for any candidate rather than spoiling their ballot), but if it was included as a clause in employees' contracts that they must (in…
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Can a political party falsely inform its opponent's voters that their voter registrations have been cancelled?

Location: Michigan, United States Let's say we have two major political parties - let's call them YellowParty and PurpleParty. YellowParty obtains a list of reliable PurpleParty voters and sets out to falsely inform these voters that their voter…
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Is it illegal for a US voter to disclose their ballot choices?

This is a follow-on question from Politics SE, wherein several participants claimed that it was illegal for a voter to divulge their own ballot choices. As this is purely a question of law, rather than politics, this issue is more appropriate for…
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Is it possible for a voter to be rendered ineligible in both their prior and new states while in the process of moving?

If a person moves in close proximity to the day of the election, is it possible they are rendered legally ineligible to vote in both their new and prior states of residency?
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Can felons vote?

I am not familiar with USA laws, but I saw that Maine and Vermont are the only states where felons never lose their right to vote. Is this true? Does that include all elections (I.e., local, state, federal)? Are felons in other states not allowed to…
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Voting while serving a sentence for felonious refusal to pay taxes

Last I heard (but my information may not be up to date) in 49 48 of the 50 states in the U.S., persons serving a sentence for a felony are not allowed to vote. Suppose a person is convicted of a felonious failure to pay a tax. Under the 24th…
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Are the ballots in the American Congress anonymous?

I was reading the history of the 13th Amendment. After creating the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln realized that he would need to amend the Constitution to truly end slavery. His attempts to change the Constitution were ultimately…
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Are there legal consequences for voting in opposing party's presidential primary?

This question is a kind of follow-up to a question on Minneapolis reddit. In short: Are there legal consequences in MN for voting in the opposing party's primary election with the aim of "helping" that party field the opponent you prefer? For…
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USA write-in ballots

Disclosure: I do not live in the USA and so am only picking up bits of American news from various places. What I'm picking up on is that one of the larger things in the United States is a legal argument whether Donald Trump can be listed on state…
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International standards on prisoners' right to vote

Are there any international standards or declarations/conventions on prisoners' right to vote?
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Why are websites like voter's records legal?

How is it possible that https://voterrecords.com/ can operate without any problems? They reveal your personal information without your direct consent. Basically, you can find the address of anyone who you want. Well, if you are registered to vote,…
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Could a high school teacher require their students to register to vote in New York?

Suppose that I'm a social studies teacher in a high school in New York state. Odds are good that I'm teaching high school seniors about American history and politics. I want my students to get involved in the system that they're a part of. I tell…
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What would happen if someone set up fake polling stations?

This is based on an Onion community post I saw a few days ago, with the headline of (paraphrased) "Person with 'I Vorted' badge believes polling station might not have been real after all". Now, it's rather obvious this is not something that's…
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Aliens voting in Federal elections

I've read that a Federal law prohibits non-citizens from voting in Federal elections. I'm not a lawyer, but from reading the original Constitution and all the amendments, I don't see anything that empowers Congress to enact such a law. I would have…
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