Voting & Elections in the United States
Documents/Pamphlets/Manuscripts
From the passage of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and to the impending presidential campaigns of 2012, voting and elections have made indelible marks on the country. The Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and Amendments 11-27, serves as an outline and timeline of events in American history regarding voting and elections, as well as the rights and privileges granted to the citizens of these United States.
The following Research Guide provides a brief list of materials specific to voting and elections in the United States from 1787 through the present. Please contact the Reference & Government Services Division of the Indiana State Library for assistance in finding these materials. For information on Indiana-specific elections, please see the Indiana Subject Guide.
Location | Item | Date |
online | 1787 | |
online | 1787 | |
online | 1787 | |
pd 328 H2o v.1 | Action of the Senate and House of Representatives relative to examining and counting the electoral votes for president and vice president of the U.S., 1789-1869, Senate. | 1873 |
pd324 Un58tes | Presidential election investigation, House committee on alleged frauds in presidential election of 1876. | 1876 |
pd324 Un58e | Electoral vote of certain states: testimony, Senate committee on privileges and elections. | 1877 |
pd328 i1a v.9 | (Suffrage)Committee on Woman Suffrage report on amendment. | 1890 |
pd328.i7s v.26 | Election of United States senators by the people...57th Congress, 1st session, 1901-1902, Senate. | 1902 |
pd16 Un58 | List of references on primary elections, particularly direct primaries. | 1905 |
pd16 Un58 | Library of Congress discussions of 14th/15th amendments. 1906. | 1906 |
pd328 i9j v.2 | Election and term of office of members of Congress. | 1906 |
pd324.247 Un58s | State absentee voting and registration laws, Office of War Info. | 1942 |
pd353.1 Un58mp [v.2 no.45] | Presidential elections; provisions of the Constitution and of the U.S. code. | 1944 |
pd328a J89-1 86-15 | Voting rights. Hearings on HR 10018. February 9-16, 1960. | 1960 |
pd328a R86-2 R26 | Federal registrars. Hearings before the committee on rules and administration. US Senate 86th Congress, 2nd session on S.2684 & others. | 1960 |
pd328a J89-2 P92-8 | Qualifications for voting. | 1961 |
pd 326.85 Un58V | Voting in Mississippi: a report. Commission on Civil Rights. | 1965 |
pd328a J89-2 V94-2 | Voting rights. Hearings 89th Congress, 1st session on S.1564 to enforce the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. | 1965 |
Location | Subject |
pd 328 J4g v.1 | Campaign contributions |
pd 328 Un58p [congress 1877] | Counting electoral votes |
pd 324.73 Un58f 1960, 1962, 1964 | |
pd 328a J89-2 E1-2 | Electors |
pd 317 Un58eL 1943-no.1, 1945-no.3, 1946-no.5 | Elections-Bureau of other Census |
pd 328 J2W v.25 | Electoral college |
pd 328a J89-1 82-7 | |
pd 328aa J89-2 EL-2 | |
pd 329.273 Un58fe | Federal corrupt practices act and Hatch political activities act |
pd 328 #20 v.1 | Electoral votes |
pd 324.23 Un58M | Delegate selection |
pd 328 aj89-2 p92-7 | Terms (presidential) |
pd 353 Un58te (1945) | |
pd 328a G74-7 P92-2 | Transition (presidential) |
The Us Government’s Official Web Portal on Elections and Voting |
Documents/Pamphlets/Manuscripts
Location | Item | Format |
Broadside S 1920-1938 | Federal Suffrage Amendment/Woman's Franchise League of Indiana. 1920. | Manuscripts |
Y 3.EL 2/3:18/6 | Montjoy, Robert S. Motor voter registration programs. 1992. | Microform |
95-1:S.RP.121 | United States. Amending the Overseas citizens voting rights act of 1975 and the Federal voting assistance act of 1955: report to accompany S. 703. 1977. | |
Y 1.1/8:111-211 | United States. Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009, July 16th 2009, 111-1 House Report 111-211. 2009. | |
Y 3.EL 2/5:8 V94/2010 | United States. A voter's guide to federal elections. 2010. | |
CR 1.10:84 | United States Commission on Civil Rights. A citizen's guide to understanding the Voting Rights Act. 1984. | Microform |
CR 1.2:SU2 | United States Commission on Civil Rights. The last suffrage frontier: enfranchising mental hospital residents: a report/prepared by the Pennsylvania Advisory committee to the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights. 1978. | |
CR 1.2V 94/4 | U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The voting rights act, unfulfilled goals: a report of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 1981. |
Location | Item |
ISLM JK1898.5 A33 2010 | Adams, Katherine H. and Keene, Michael L. (2010). After the vote was won. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co. |
ISLM JK1896.A5 | Allen, William Harvey. (1911). Woman's part in government: whether she votes or not. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
ISLM JK1896.B35 2005 | Baker, Jean H. (2005). Sisters: the lives of America's suffragists. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co. |
ISLM JK1967.B42 | Bean, Louis H. (1968). How America votes in presidential elections. Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow Press. |
ISLM JK1896.C55 2003 | Clift, Eleanor. (2003). Founding sisters and the Nineteenth Amendment. Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons. |
ISLM KF4905.G7 | Graham, Gene S.(1972). One man, one vote. Boston: Little Brown. |
ISLM KF 4886.H37 2003 | Hansen, Richard L. (2003). The Supreme Court and election law: judging equality from Baker v. Carr to Bush v. Gore. New York: NYU Press. |
IP 323.6 No. 16 | Hays, Will H. (1940). It's up to every American. |
ISLM JK2271.K56 | Knoke, David. (1976). Change and continuity in American politics: the social bases of political parties. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. |
[Ref.] ISLM JK 1967.M54 1989 | Miller, Walter E. and Traugott, Santa A. (1989). American national election studies data sourcebook, 1952-1986. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. |
[Ref.]ISLM JK1967.C662 2001 v.1-2 4th ed. | Moore, John L. (2001). Congressional Quarterly’s guide to US elections. Washington DC: CQ Press. 4th ed. |
[Ref.] ISLM JK1976.M57 1999 | Moore, John L. (1999). Elections A to Z. Washington DC: CQ Press. |
ISLM JK1968.1980.E4 | Pierce, John C. (1980). The electorate reconsidered. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications. |
ISLM JK529.P4 | Pierce, Neal R. (1968). The people's President: the electoral college in American history and the direct vote alternative. New York: Simon and Schuster. |
ISLM JK1967.E447 1987 | Reichley, James. (1987). Elections American style. Washington DC: Brookings Institution. |
ISLM JK1967.R87 2001 | Rusk, Jerrold G. (2001).A statistical history of the American electorate. Washington DC: CQ Press. |
ISLM JK 528.S28 | Sayre, Wallace S. and Parris, Judith H. (1970). Voting for president; the electoral college and the American political system. Washington DC: Brookings Institution. |
[Ref.] ISLM JK1967 A8 v.1-28 | Scammon, Richard M. (1955-2008). America Votes. Washington DC: Election Research Center, Congressional Quarterly. |
ISLM JK1987.T45 1992 | Teixeira, Ruy A. (1992). The disappearing American voter. Washington DC: Brookings Institution. |
ISLM JK1853.W33 | Wallace, David. (1964). First Tuesday: a study of rationality in voting. Garden City NY: Doubleday. |
ISLM HJ1976.W38 2002 | Wattenberg, Martin P. (2002). Where have all the voters gone? Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. |
[Ref.] ISLM JK1971 Y68 1987 | Young. Michael L. (1987). American dictionary of campaigns & elections. Lanham MD: Hamilton Press. |
Please refer to our online Indianapolis Newspaper Index or visit our card catalog index at the library. The following subject headings refer to the card catalog. Use these to find articles on or relating to the voting.
Voting--four (4) cards
Elections--204 cards
Registrations--13 cards
Absent Voter Law--four (4) cards
Election Laws--two (2) cards
Election of 1876--one (1) card
Apportionment--125 cards (Also refers to Census pathfinder)
Voters--three (3) cards
The State Library has many sources on the voting beyond those listed above. Use these headings when searching our catalog for topics related to voting and elections.
Voting
Absentee voting
Ballot
Electronic voting
Legislative bodies--Voting
Literacy tests (Election law)
Majorities
Postal voting
Suffrage
Campaign funds
Electoral college
Election monitoring
Direct election
Nominations for office
Plebiscite
Presidents--Election
Primaries
Proportional representation
Representative government and representation
Vote-by-mail elections
Voting, Compulsory
Voting research
Vice-Presidents--Election
Apportionment (Election law)
Election districts
Gerrymandering
Compiled by V. Henderson 2/2012