NVRA (National Voting Registration Act) : Created to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote, tries to keep integrity of the polls, ensure that only eligible citizens register
EAC (US Election Assistance Commission) : Responsible for creating the federal voting registration form; can’t take any actions that impose regulations on other states
ACORN ( Association of Community Organizations for Reform) : Voter registration organization; accused of submitting “garbage” voter registration forms and thus eliciting votes from non citizens
Election Clause: Empowers both the federal and state governments to enact laws governing the mechanics of federal elections.
Proposition 200: Enacted in 2006 by Arizona; permits Arizona to use a variety of options to satisfy evidence of citizenship requirement
Notarization: to attest to or authenticate (a document, contract, etc)
Ministerial: requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so; of or relating to a government minister or ministry: a ministerial act ; relating to or possessing delegated executive authority
Preclearance: a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton- a case in which the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution
10th Amendment- States that the power not specifically granted to the federal government or the state government lies with the people
Help America Vote Act (HAVA)- a US Federal Law passed in 2002 to help replace punchcard and lever-based voting systems, create the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections, and establish minimum election administration standards.
En banc- is a legal term used to refer to a case heard or to be heard before all judges of a court
amicus curiae- is someone who is not a party to a case who offers information that bears on the case but that has not been solicited by any of the parties to assist a court.
EAC (US Election Assistance Commission) : Responsible for creating the federal voting registration form; can’t take any actions that impose regulations on other states
ACORN ( Association of Community Organizations for Reform) : Voter registration organization; accused of submitting “garbage” voter registration forms and thus eliciting votes from non citizens
Election Clause: Empowers both the federal and state governments to enact laws governing the mechanics of federal elections.
Proposition 200: Enacted in 2006 by Arizona; permits Arizona to use a variety of options to satisfy evidence of citizenship requirement
Notarization: to attest to or authenticate (a document, contract, etc)
Ministerial: requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so; of or relating to a government minister or ministry: a ministerial act ; relating to or possessing delegated executive authority
Preclearance: a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton- a case in which the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot impose qualifications for prospective members of the U.S. Congress stricter than those specified in the Constitution
10th Amendment- States that the power not specifically granted to the federal government or the state government lies with the people
Help America Vote Act (HAVA)- a US Federal Law passed in 2002 to help replace punchcard and lever-based voting systems, create the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections, and establish minimum election administration standards.
En banc- is a legal term used to refer to a case heard or to be heard before all judges of a court
amicus curiae- is someone who is not a party to a case who offers information that bears on the case but that has not been solicited by any of the parties to assist a court.
