You will address
what the Constitution says about what level of government administers elections and the laws that
govern elections. Areas of research can include but are not limited to any of the following:
Attempts at federal passage of voting laws (what are the provisions), possible Constitutional
challenges that could arise with the passage of federal voting laws, and voter integrity laws such as
those brought forward in 2021 in Georgia and Texas (what are the key provisions and why are some
vehemently opposed). A number of politicians opposed to the GA and TX voter integrity laws have
described those laws as “Jim Crow 2.0”. Is there validity to such a statement? You may also want to
compare voting laws and rules in predominantly controlled Democratic Party states with those laws
being advocated in GA and TX. Finally, if desired, you may look into possible voting irregularities
and what states have found (if anything happens in the next couple of months – i.e. results of
Maricopa County, AZ or any other state that may conduct a voting audit in the months preceding
the due date for this paper).