Law and Election Politics The Rules of the Game

Name: Law and Election Politics The Rules of the Game
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ISBN: 9780415808491

ISBN-10: 0415808499

ISBN-13: 9780415808491

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Matthew J. Streb

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Though the courts have been extremely active in interpreting the rules of the electoral game, this role is misunderstood and understudied—as, in many cases, are the rules themselves. Law and Election Politicsillustrates how election laws and electoral politics are intertwined, analyzing the rules of the game and some of the most important—and most controversial—decisions the courts have made on a variety of election-related subjects. More than a typical law book that summarizes cases, Mathew Streb has assembled an outstanding group of scholars to place electoral laws and the courts‘ rulings on those laws in the context of electoral politics. They comprehensively cover the range of topics…

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 11/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction: Linking Election Law and Electoral Politics




Campaign Finance Law: The Changing Role of Parties and Interest Groups




Public Financing of Elections: Past, Present, and Future




The Internet: The Promise of Democratization of American Politics




Voting Machines: The Question of Equal Protection




Voter Identification Laws: The Controversy over Voter Fraud




Early Voting: The Quiet Revolution in American Elections




Recounts: Elections in Overtime




Direct Democracy: Regulating the "Will of the People"




Political Parties and Primaries: The Tension between Free Association and the Right to Vote




Third Parties: How American Election Law and Institutions Cripple Third Parties




Redistricting: Racial and Partisan Issues Past and Present




Judicial Elections: Just Like Any Other Election?



Works Cited


Court Cases


Contributors


Index