Text of Speeches:
Reverend Jesse Jackson addresses the NAACP Convention in Philadelphia, PA July 14, 2004
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. presents a position paper on the need for a Congressional Right to Vote at FairVote's "Claim Democracy" conference, November 2003.
Academic Papers on the Right to Vote:
The International Status of the Right to Vote,
by Alexander Kirshner, provides an overview of the right to vote in
countries around the world and how laws are interpreted
The
political and organizational dynamics of constitutional suffrage
movements in U.S. history: The experience behind the 15th, 19th, 23rd,
24th and 26th amendments, by Alex Keyssar, Kennedy School of Government
Election Reform and the Right to Vote,
by Anita S. Earls, Director of Advocacy, UNC Center For Civil Rights,
explains the limits of HAVA and what Congress can do to establish a
right to vote.
A Right To Vote Amendment To The Constitution: Confronting America's Structural Democracy Deficit,by Jamin Raskin, Professor of Law, American University, Washington
College of Law - Includes a discussion of the impact of states
constitutional provisions of the right to vote; impact of different
formulations of the right-to-vote amendment; and whether a right to
vote vote amendment might provide a legal means to pursue reforms such
as election day registration.
A legislative and national political strategy for a right-to-vote amendment during the 2004 presidential election and beyond, by Steve Cobble, Institute for Policy Studies
The Constitutional Right to Vote, by Ron Walters calls for a right to vote amendment by detailing the problems that minorities faced in the last election.
Why Americans Need a Constitutional Right to Vote for Presidential Electors, by Demetrios James Caraley discusses the legal implications of a system that does not constitutionally guarantee the right to vote.
In Pursuit of an Affirmative Right to Vote (July 2008) is an analysis by the Advancement Project on the importance of enshrining the right to vote in the U.S. Constitution.
Speeches:
Speeches given at the Right to Vote Forum in Boston, MA July 26, 2004
Robert Richie, Executive Director, FairVote
Kim Gandy, President, National Organization of Women
Jesse Jackson Jr., Congressman (D-IL)
Reports:
A Historical Perspective: The Injustice of the Poll Tax and Why it Took a Constitutional Amendment