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Advocacy Center Help With Voting Issues
(Separate Website)
Click for Election Day information from the Advocacy Center, including a hotline where voters can seek information about voting, including issues regarding disabled voters.
By: Advocacy Center
Help for Elderly or Disabled Voters
(Separate Website)
Find out about a special program to help certain eldery or disabled voters. This information is from the website of the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State.
By: Elections Division, Louisisana Secretary of State
Where Do I Vote? Find Out Online
(Separate Website)
Want to know where to vote? See this site from the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State, which lets you search by address or voter information.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Election Protection Hotline and Other Information -- American Bar Association
(Separate Website)
Get information about voter registration, voting and more. Also, the ABA has information about its Election Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE, 1-866-687-8683.
By: American Bar Association
Geaux Vote! Elections Division of the Lousiana Secretary of State
(Separate Website)
Go to GeauxVote.com, the web page of the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State, for information about how to register, where to vote, and what's on the ballot.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Voting Machines - How they Work
(Separate Website)
Look here for a demonstration of how to use a voting machine. See the online video from the Elections Division of the Louisiana Secretary of State.
By: Elections Division, Louisiana Secretary of State
Voting and Physical Disability
(Separate Website)
Voters who find it hard to get to the polls don't lose their right to vote.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Voting Rights Act: Federal Law Protections Against Discrimination in Voting
(Separate Website)
Your rights; how to get federal election observers; how to file a complaint.
Voter Registration in Louisiana
(Separate Website)
How, when and where; what to do if you move; replace ID cards.
Military and Overseas Voters: Federal Voting Assistance Program
(Separate Website)
Those in the military or living overseas can find out how to vote in U.S. Elections at this site, sponsored by the Federal Voting Assistance Program.
Federal Voting Rights Laws
(Separate Website)
History of the laws and how they help you.
By: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Get Informed About Candidates and Officials
(Separate Website)
Voting records; backgrounds; campaign finances; interest group ratings; issue positions.
Brennan Center for Justice
(Separate Website)
"The Brennan Center for Justice is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on the fundamental issues of democracy and justice. Our work ranges from voting rights to redistricting reform, from access to the courts to presidential power in the fight against terrorism." -- from the Brennan Center's Web site.
Election Day Help for Voters at the Polls
(Separate Website)
Here is information from the Louisiana Secretary of State about what kind of help is there for voters who can't read, are blind, or have other issues that make it difficult for them to cast a vote.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth
(Separate Website)
Information about many issues immigrant youth face when living in the United States. Topics include citizenship, Social Security numbers, taxes, public benefits, going to college, and more.
By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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Korean / 한국어
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Spanish / Espaņol
Louisiana Voting Rights of the Elderly and Disabled
(Separate Website)
See this information about voting rights of the elderly and disabled, from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Voting in Louisiana when you have a criminal record.
Have an arrest record or conviction and want to know if you can vote? Find out here.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance (an office of Southeast La. Legal Services)
Voting Rights Information from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
(Separate Website)
Information about voting rights and how to volunteer to protect voting rights.
By: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights & the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Educaiton Fund
What Not to Wear on Election Day -- Election Protection Program
(Separate Website)
Learn more about how what kind of clothing or paraphernalia may give you trouble when you go to vote. See this information from the Election Protection Program.
By: Election Protection Program
Your Constitutional Rights: 50 U.S. Supreme Court Cases
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Describes 50 of the most important United States Supreme Court cases on different Constitutional rights, including Free Speech, Freedom of the Press, Free Exercise/Establishment of Religion, Freedom of Association, Search and Seizure, Due Process of Law, Right of Trial by Jury, Equal Protection of Laws, and the Right to Vote.
By: ACLU Montana
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