The Election Process RevisitedElections seem to be constantly being reformed be it electronic voting systems, soft money laws, internet voting ad nauseam. Reforms and changes are essential to both keep up with technology and to pretend that the playing field is level even though it is quite clear to seasoned observes that the so called reforms in most cases are only window dressing for preserving the overwhelming edge for incumbents and the super-wealthy. This new book presents detailed analyses of the latest reforms and laws. CONTENTS: Preface; Elections Reform: Overview and Issues (Kevin J. Coleman and Eric A. Fisher); Election Projections: First Amendment Issues (Henry Cohen); Election of the President and Vice-President by Congress: Contingent Election (Thomas H. Neale); Congressional Authority to Standardize National Election Procedures (Kenneth R. Thomas); Campaign Finance Reform: Constitutional Issues Raised by Disclosure Requirements (L. Paige Whitaker); Campaign Financing: Highlights and Chronology of Current Federal Law (Joseph E. Cantor); Campaign Finance Reform: A Legal Analysis of Issue and Express Advocacy (L. Paige Whitaker); Campaign Finance in the 2000 Federal Elections: Overview and Estimates |
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The Electoral College How it Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections | 103 |
The Electoral College Reform Proposals | 111 |
Business and Labor Spending in US Elections | 117 |
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 Summary and Comparison with Existing Law | 123 |
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Background and Issues | 143 |
Internet Voting | 149 |
Election Reform and Electronic Voting Systems DREs Analysis of Security Issues | 157 |
Presidential Elections in the United States A Primer | 191 |
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Página 23 - times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives.' It cannot be doubted that these comprehensive words embrace authority to provide a complete code for congressional elections, not only as to times and places, but in relation to notices, registration, supervision of voting, protection of voters, prevention of fraud and rorrnpt practices, counting of votes, duties of inspectors and canvassers, and making and publication of election returns...
Página 77 - ... nonpartisan registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns by a corporation aimed at its stockholders and their families, or by a labor organization aimed at its members and their families...
Página 28 - The question before the Court is not whether local entities, in the exercise of their expertise, may develop different systems for implementing elections. Instead, we are presented with a situation where a state court with the power to assure uniformity has ordered a statewide recount with minimal procedural safeguards. When a court orders a statewide remedy, there must be at least some assurance that the rudimentary requirements of equal treatment and fundamental fairness are satisfied.
Página 28 - Our consideration is limited to the present circumstances, for the problem of equal protection in election processes generally presents many complexities.
Página 47 - 76," "Reagan/Bush" or "Mondale!"; or (b) When taken as a whole and with limited reference to external events, such as the proximity to the election, could only be interpreted by a reasonable person as containing advocacy of the election or defeat of one or more clearly identified candidate(s) because — (1) The electoral portion of the communication is unmistakable, unambiguous, and suggestive of only one meaning; and (2) Reasonable minds could not differ as to whether it encourages actions to elect...
Página 81 - independent expenditure" means an expenditure by a person expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly Identified candidate which is made without cooperation or consultation with any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such candidate...
Página 10 - The First Amendment directs us to be especially skeptical of regulations that seek to keep people in the dark for what the government perceives to be their own good.
Página 33 - It is beyond debate that freedom to engage in association for the advancement of beliefs and ideas is an inseparable aspect of the "liberty" assured by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which embraces freedom of speech.
Página 34 - Independent expenditure" means an expenditure by a person for a communication expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate...
Página 25 - Neither in purpose nor in effect does it interfere with the power of a state to appoint electors or the manner in which their appointment shall be made. It deals with political committees organized for the purpose of influencing elections in two or more states, and with branches or subsidiaries of national committees, and excludes from its operation state or local committees. Its operation, therefore, is confined to situations which, if not beyond the power of the state to deal with at all, are beyond...
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| Título | The Election Process Revisited |
| Autor | Neal Avaliktos |
| Editor | Neal Avaliktos |
| Edição | ilustrada |
| Editora | Nova Publishers, 2004 |
| ISBN | 1594540543, 9781594540547 |
| Número de páginas | 239 páginas |
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