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Undefeated - False Information Travels 6 Times Faster Than Truth Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - False Information Travels 6 Times Faster Than Truth poster

Quotation about truth of information that impacts voting decisions.

Undefeated - Bike To Vote Exhibit Panel, Hannah Jack

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Undefeated - Bike to Vote

"[bikes have] done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world" Susan B. Anthony, abolitionist and suffragette

Rail trails brought accessible biking culture to hill WV. Do you have a bike story?

Undefeated - Bike The Vote Today Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Bike the Vote Today poster

"Bike, walk, drive, call a friend for a ride, or mail it in .... Just VOTE!!!"

Undefeated - Voter Fraud Myths Exhibition Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Voter Fraud Myths poster

The poster shows the numbers of voter registrations that were purged. The myth that voter photo id laws would prevent voter fraud is debunked because absentee ballots do not require photo identification.

Undefeated - Voter Intimidation Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Voter Intimidation poster

Seven subtle or not-so-subtle voter intimidation tactics are listed.

Undefeated - Voter Suppression Quote Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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No abstract provided.

Undefeated - Voter Id Laws Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Voter ID Laws poster

Voter ID laws reduce voter turnout. Photo ID requirement more severely impact minorities and women voters. In the past 14 years, per 1 billion voters, 31 cases of identity misuse has been identified.

Undefeated - West Virginia Voting Rights Timeline Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - West Virginia Voting Rights Timeline poster

Timeline of West Virginia voting laws and suffrage organization establishment.

Undefeated - Vote Have Something To Celebrate Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - VOTE Have Something to Celebrate poster

The poster includes voter percentage statistics from the 2016 election in the US and in West Virginia. Voter registration statistics are also presented. The poster includes an image of Justice Ruther Bader Ginsburg and and image stating that "70% of young adults lose their voice at the polls".

Undefeated - Elections Affect A Lot Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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No abstract provided.

Undefeated - Access / Intimidation Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Access / Intimidation poster

Definitions and examples of disenfranchisement and voter access interference.

Undefeated - Disenfranchisement Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Disenfranchisement poster

Convicted felons in the US do not have the right to vote. African Americans disenfranchisement rate is 1:13 voters, while the nonblack Americans rate is 1: 56.

Undefeated - Women In Politics Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - Women in Politics poster

Women identified are Geraldine Ferraro, Ella Grasso, Hillary Clinton, Minnie Buckingham Harper, Charlene Marshall, Victoria Woodhull, Kama Harris. A description of Suffrage Buttons is included

Undefeated - Importance Of Voting Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Undefeated - importance of counting every vote poster

6 circular badge-like images exhorting the importance of every vote.

Undefeated - Advocacy/Action Exhibit Panel, Sally Brown

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Presidential Selection: Historical, Institutional, And Democratic Perspectives, James A. Gardner

Contributions to Books

Published as Chapter 1 in The Best Candidate: Presidential Nomination in Polarized Times, Eugene Mazo and Michael Dimino, eds.

It has been nearly two centuries since an American presidential election has evoked a crisis of confidence like that following the election of 2016. Not since the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828 has there been such a public display of anxiety concerning the methods by which we choose our chief executive. As in the contest of 1828 pitting the Democrat Jackson against his Federalist opponent John Quincy Adams, the presidential nominating process of 2016 produced a contest between a celebrity …

Visions Of The Republic Symposium: Voting With The Virus: Ensuring Democracy Via Bypassing The Excuse Requirements In Absentee Voting, Russell Spivak

Fordham Law Review Online

One of the many difficulties posed by measures undertaken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic may be an inability to vote. Should this pandemic bleed into the fall, gathering at polling places, for example, would contravene guidelines prohibiting large gatherings particularly in crammed quarters. As such, jurisdictions must act immediately to broaden the use of absentee voting. Unfortunately, seventeen states, either via statute or constitutional provision, presently require an “excuse” to vote absentee. This could theoretically pose a problem insofar as fear of contracting the disease or spreading it to others may or may not qualify. This Article …

Visions Of The Republic Symposium: State Solutions To State Problems: Using State Constitutions To Fight Voter Suppression, Russell Spivak

Fordham Law Review Online

Federal action has been undertaken throughout our nation’s history to both quell voter suppression and expand the franchise, countering racist state efforts to restrict the vote. In the face of shrinking federal solutions, those seeking to protect the vote must look for new methods. This Article proposes that advocates look more deeply at state constitutional law and pursue claims in state court to vindicate voting rights, as state constitutional provisions and precedent may provide fertile ground. In advancing this argument, the Article swiftly reviews the history of the federal government’s actions to protect voting throughout our nation’s history as well …

Visions Of The Republic Symposium: The People: A Pre-Primer For Critically Reevaluating Representation & Court Power In The Present, Marvin L. Astrada

Fordham Law Review Online

What exactly is an American? Who or what are the People? Is there an authentic, viable American political identity or community? Or do the deep ruptures and balkanization that seem to pervade law and politics— ranging from pandemics, national security, impeachment, and the environment, to issues of an everyday, local nature—indicate a crisis of legitimacy, cohesion, and national community?

Voting By Mail: Issues And Resources, Virginia A. Neisler

Law Librarian Scholarship

As the world navigates the worst pandemic in living memory, America has been faced with the prospect of holding a federal presidential election amid a public health crisis. In the spring of 2020, when the coronavirus began to spread rapidly in the United States, election officials in many states opted to extend absentee voting deadlines or postpone elections altogether to reduce the risk of disease transmission. In anticipation of a resurgence of COVID-19 in the fall, the scheduled November election has caused concern for many officials who have searched for potential solutions to make the upcoming presidential election safer.