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upheld earlier federal court decisions in the case, which also found private entities have a right, under the federal law, to engage in organized voter registration activity in Georgia at times and locations of their choosing, without the presence or permission of state or local election officials.
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persons otherwise entitled to vote. In some countries, voter registration is automatic, and is carried out by the government, so there is no need for organized efforts to register voters. In many many jurisdictions, the functions of electoral authorities includes endeavours to get as many people to
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A 2014 study indicated that voter registration drives increase the number of voters, however, changes to the socioeconomic composition of the effective voter base may be limited: while relatively poor areas had higher rates of registration, this was countered by a higher turnout among the newly
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lawmakers contemplated passing legislation to make it more difficult to carry out voter registration drives by limiting the time frame in which collected registrations had to be filed and requiring organizers to provide information about the drive to county officials in advance, with criminal
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groups considered to be likely to vote for one candidate or other; on the other hand, such drives are sometimes undertaken by non-partisan groups and targeted more generally.
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register to vote as possible. In most jurisdictions, registration is a prerequisite to a person being able to vote at an election.
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Notable national organizations that regularly work to register voters and promote citizens' engagement in elections include:
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is an effort by a government authority, political party or other entity to
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campaigns for each election to expand the franchise as much as possible.
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Do Voter Registration Drives Increase Participation? For Whom and When?
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Sign advertising Voter Registration in Las Cruces, NM (September 2009).
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An October 2008 voter registration rally held on behalf of
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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by undermining voter registration drives. A senior
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Voter Registration in Africa A Comparative Analysis
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Charles H. Wesley Education Foundation v. Cathy Cox
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Charles H. Wesley Education Foundation v. Cathy Cox
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Index


register to vote
Electoral registration in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Reform Act 1832
election of the same year
get out the vote

Barack Obama's presidential campaign
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Voter registration in the United States
United States
political campaign
political party
North Dakota
demographic
Alpha Phi Alpha
DeKalb County, Georgia
Georgia Secretary of State
Cathy Cox
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
U.S. District Judge
Tennessee
Advancement Project
Close Up Foundation
Democrats Abroad
HeadCount
League of Women Voters
Let America Vote

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