Tag: Voting

Vote Early, Vote Often! Election Day Records in the National Register of Historic Places

by John LeGloahec, posted in Civil Rights, Cultural and Ethnic Heritage, Elections, Electronic Records, Presidents

PRIMARY ELECTION DAY (National Archives Identifier 545384) Election Day is the annual day set by law for the election of public officials. It is statutorily set by the Federal Government as “the Tuesday after the first Monday in the month of November.” In the records of the National Register of Historic Places, there are about … Continue reading Vote Early, Vote Often! Election Day Records in the National Register of Historic Places

The War after the War: the American Indian Fight for the Vote after WWII

by ddancis, posted in American Indian History, Civil Rights, WWII Home Front

Today's post is written by Cody White, Archivist at the National Archives at Denver and Subject Matter Expert for Native American Related Records “We all know Congress granted the Indian citizenship in 1924, but we still have no privilege to vote, we do not understand what kind of citizenship you would call that.” - Pvt. … Continue reading The War after the War: the American Indian Fight for the Vote after WWII