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Christopher Rodriguez

Professor Wallace

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5 December 2018

Final Project Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography: Collection of Sources for Youth Voters

The purpose of this curation is to provide valuable information to young voters in the United
States. The specific age range of young voters is from 18-24, many of which are new voters and
voters who have had some voting opportunities in the past. The purpose is to provide various
government documents that would aid the young voters in the voting process. By gathering
resources that new voters can use to look at potential candidates, how laws are created, which
laws are in place, and what they can do in the process, the aim of this collection is still to instill a
high level of confidence and understanding of various government documents for young adults.
The documents found in this collection contain information regarding voting laws, bills and other
forms of legislation.

Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 2010 Demographic Profile Data
[Map]. (2010). In American Fact Finder.

The graph displays key data providing information for various population demographics
within the United States as of 2010. Interestingly, the 18-24 age range comprises nearly
14% of the U.S. population. This statistic alone covers more of the population than the
age ranges from 55-85.

U.S. House. (2008, August 1). Introducing The Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage
Registration (Student Voter) Act Of 2008 (J. D. Schakowsky, Author) [H.R. Rept. 130 from
110th Cong., 2 sess.]. Retrieved December 5, 2018, from

On July 31, 2008, speaker Janice D. Schakowsky first introduced the Student Voter
Opportunity to Encourage Registration Act of 2008. The purpose of the act was to
encourage college students to vote by simplifying the act of voting. This would be
achieved, by requiring colleges and universities (that receive federal funding) to supply
its students the necessary resources to vote.
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U.S. House. (n.d.). President Trump Must Investigate Voter Suppression Instead of Voter Fraud
(19th ed., Vol. 163) (T. A. Sewell, Author) [H.R. Rept. 163 Cong Rec E 137 from 115th Cong.,
1st sess.].
In the congressional hearing that took place on February 3, 2017, Terri A Sewell dwelled
on President Trump’s claim over voter fraud in the US election. In doing so she refers to
it as a senseless accusation, affirming that further investigation would be a waste of
taxpayer dollars. Moreover, she also states that the US should instead focus on voter
suppression and in fact, facilitate the voting process.

U.S. House. (1993, February 16). Voter Fraud Bill of 1993 (R. H. Michel, Author) [H.R. Rept.
15 from 103 Cong., 1 sess.]. Retrieved December 5, 2018, from https://congressional-
proquestcom.ezproxy3.library.arizona.edu/congressional/docview/t17.d18.c4b4d632190014a7?a
ccountid=8360

In the following congressional hearing, Robert H. Michel discusses the issues associated
with the National Voter Enhancement Act of 1993. He provides the responses of Theresa
Petrone, Governor Edgar of Illinois, and Governor Thompson of Wisconsin, in which
they too disagree with the proposed legislation. Michel demonsber trates that although
commendable, the Voter Enhancement Act would be ineffective in increasing voter
participation and instead would augment the problem of voter fraud.

U.S. House. (n.d.). Duty to Vote (S. Cohen, Author) [H.R. Rept. Vol. 164 No. 120 Pg. H6266
from 115th Cong., 2nd sess.]. Retrieved December 4, 2018, from https://congressional-
proquestcom.ezproxy3.library.arizona.edu/congressional/result/congressional/pqpdocumentview
?accountid=8360&groupid=111509&pgId=4a09c784-3265-4f6a-afbe-758166c8417d.

In the passage, Speaker Steve Cohen reflects on the issue of voter participation in
elections. He discusses the importance of voting and its role in demonstrating the true
representation of the people. In doing so he also elaborates on the involvement of Russia
in the most recent election and its greater influence than the involvement of voter.

U.S.Cong., Oversight and Government Reform. House;Information Technology. (2017,

November 29). Voting Machines Cybersecurity (M. Blaze, Author) [Cong. Rept.]. Retrieved
December 5, 2018, from https://congressional-proquest
com.ezproxy3.library.arizona.edu/congressional/docview/t39.d40.11291803.d47?accountid=836
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Dr. Mathew an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania relays his stance on
Cybersecurity and provides ways to avoid issues in national security. He proposes the use
of scan ballots, audits, and additional training to aid employees if a threat is to occur.
This would thus, allow voters to make a true impact on the election and ensure that every
vote is valid.

Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act, S. 2313, 115th Cong. (2018).
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-
bill/2313?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22elections%22%5D %7D&r=19.

This bill, introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, states that the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is required to determine and report, within
thirty days of an election held in the United States, if a foreign government attempted to,
or accomplished to, meddle in said election. The Office of the Director of National
Intelligence (DNI) must determine if Russia attempted to, or accomplished to, meddle in
the 2016 U.S. election and report it subsequently. If the findings come out positive,
specified sanctions must be imposed on Russia.

Secure Elections Act, S. 2593, 115th Cong. (2018). https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-

congress/senat e-bill/ 2261?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22elections%22%5D%7D&r=32.

Under this bill, introduced by Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) is the federal government entity primarily responsible with
sharing any information related to, but not limited to, cybersecurity threats and possible
vulnerabilities of the United States with other federal government entities. The
Department of Homeland Security must also develop advisory guidelines to secure the
operation of election systems. Furthermore, the Department of Homeland Security must
incentivize independent technical experts to identify and report possible cybersecurity
threats and vulnerabilities by facilitating the process to do so, and, in doing so, create
competition with, between and among them.

2020 Census IDEA Act, H.R. 5359, 115th Cong. (2018). https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-
congress/housebill/5359?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%222020+census%22%5D%7D&r=1

This bill, introduced by Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York, states that for the
upcoming 2020 census, the Department of Commerce is prohibited from making any
alteration to the questionnaire that has not been researched--and their merits validated by
said research--at least three years in advance before the date in which the census takes
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place. Also, any alteration to the questionnaire must be submitted to Congress in order for
the Government Accountability Office to verify to Congress that said alteration to the
questionnaire has been researched and said research has validated its merits. Then,
Congress may approve or reject the alteration.

Save Voters Act, S. 3090, 115th Cong. (2018). https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-

congress/senate-bill/ 3090?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22voters%22%5D%7D&r=4.

This bill, introduced by Senator Amy Klobuchar of Maryland, attempts to protect voters
from being removed from their state’s voting roll. The National Voter Registration Act of
1993 is to be amended in such a way as to prevent states from dropping voters from
voting rolls without irrefutable proof that a voter has changed his or her residence. More
specifically, not only must states not drop voters from their voting rolls on the basis of a
possible change in residence, but states must not use a voter's unresponsiveness to a
notice as an excuse to drop said voter from voting rolls.

High School Voter Empowerment Act of 2018, H.R. 6298, 115th Cong. (2018).
https://www.congress.gov /bill/115th-congress/house-
bill/6298?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22High+School+Voter+Empowerment+Act+of+20
18%22%5D%7D&r=1.

Under this bill, introduced by Representative Frederica Wilson of Florida, the National
Voter Registration Act of 1993 is to be amended with the mission of making public high
schools into voter-registration agencies. Public high schools, then, are to have voter-
registration drives every year in order to enroll students at least 17 years of age and
eligible to vote in the upcoming election in that state. For their civic duty, schools will be
compensated to cover all, if any, costs.
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