1985-02-27
During 1984, the National Coalition sponsored OPERATION BIG VOTE coalitions in 25 states and the District of Columbia, resulting in the highest ever reported Black voter registration at 66.3 percent, an increase in turnout to 56 percent, and the net gain of 2.5 million voters, with plans to continue nationwide operations in the future. 6 pages.
African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, Voting, Groups and organizations
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1975-08-11
Article on legislation proposed by Senators Charles H. Percy and Barry M. Goldwater to give formerly incarcerated individuals the right to vote after completing their sentence, as only 19 states automatically restore voting rights to felons, while others withhold the vote for a fixed time or deny it altogether for specific crimes. 1 page.
Voting, Dispute Resolution
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1974-11
Joint Center for Political Studies publication with articles on extending the Voting Rights Act and urban homesteading. 16 pages.
Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political science
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1974-05
Joint Center for Political Studies publication with articles on the Voting Rights Act of 1975. 8 pages.
Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political science
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1971-09
This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration, and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970. 29 pages.
Voting, African Americans--Civil rights, Political science
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1967-01-26
Press releases from the Republican National Committee regarding two Republican senators, Sens. Howard H. Baker of Tennessee and Edward Brooke of Massachusetts, sharing an office together on Capitol Hill, the appointment of a black gubernatorial aide, William D. Johnson, to the Governor's Office of Pennsylvania under Gov. Raymond P. Shafer, and the establishment of a plan to attract Black voters to the GOP by Clarence L. Townes, Jr., special assistant to the Republican National Chairman at the time. These press releases demonstrate the issues that most impacted the GOP as it attempted to establish itself as a leading party. 4 pages.
African American civic leaders, African Americans--Civil rights, Voting, African Americans--Politics and government
Voter Education Project Organizational Records
1965-08
The published Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by the President of the United States on August 6, 1965. This publication is issued by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its clearinghouse function. It discusses the coverage, administration and other subjects covered by the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Act is printed on page 10. 20 pages.
Voter registration, Voting, African Americans--Civil rights
Voter Education Project Organizational Records