election laws
Ballot box legislation
Election laws are the body of statutes and regulations governing how votes are cast, counted, and certified.
They cover voter registration, ballot design, polling place procedures, absentee and early voting, campaign finance, and the resolution of disputes.
In the United States, election laws vary significantly by state, making them a frequent subject of political and legal controversy: The new election laws require photo identification at polling places.
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- PACsCampaign contribution poolers
- voter IDBallot eligibility proof
- dark moneyUndisclosed political contributions
- provisional ballotsVotes held until verified
paper ballots · hanging chads · mail-in ballots · super PACs · absentee voting · poll workers · poll watchers · ranked-choice voting · public funding · audit trails · preclearance · electoral commissions · precincts · whistleblower protections · residency requirements · age restrictions · polling · voting
- state lawsstate statutes, state code, state constitution, criminal code, WAC
- lawsstatute, ordinance, acts, statutes, federal statute
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
- California lawsstate constitution, propositions, ballot measures, CCPA, tenant rights
- primariesprimary elections, primaries, open primaries, primary ballot, closed primaries
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
election lawsmartial law
Armed forces governance
autocratic rule · dictatorship · military coup · hereditary succession · divine right of kings
election lawsvoter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
disenfranchisement · poll taxes · literacy tests · voter intimidation · electoral fraud
election lawselection rigging
Fraudulent outcome manipulation
political violence · voter fraud · ballot stuffing · electoral corruption · vote buying