Warm Up In the Voting Rights Act of 1965, when certain state required preclearance, what needed to happen before a state could change its voting laws?

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Warm Up In the Voting Rights Act of 1965, when certain state required preclearance, what needed to happen before a state could change its voting laws?

Who is Elected positions in local, state, and national legislative branches mayor, governor, or president county officials some judges

The “Australian Ballot” paid for by the government lists the names of all candidates in an election is given out only at the polls, one to each qualified voter can be marked in secret (most important aspect)

Ballots Filled out by punching a hole in the paper Newer electronic machines that use touch-screen technology are being used more frequently Absentee Voting: process by which they could vote without going to their polling places on election day returned to the local election office in a sealed envelope before election day

2000 Presidential Election

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