Election law is a discipline falling at the juncture of constitutional law and political science. It researches "the politics of law and the law of politics". Some of the questions that are addressed by election law are:
- Which persons are entitle to vote in an election (e.g. age, residency or literacy requirements, or poll taxes), and the procedures by which such persons must register to vote or present identification in order to vote.
- Which people are entitle to hold office (for example; age residency, birth or citizenship requirements), and the procedures candidates must follow to appear on the ballot (such as the formatting and filing of nominating petitions) and rules governing write-in candidates.
- The rules about what subjects may be submitted to a direct popular vote through a referendum or plebiscite, and the rules that governmental agencies or citizen groups must follow to place questions on the ballot for public consideration.
- The sources of election law (e.g. constitutions, national statues, state statutes, or judicial decisions) and the interplay between these sources of law.
