Law and Election Politics: The Rules of the Game

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Author: Matthew J. Streb

ISBN-10: 1588263045

ISBN-13: 9781588263049

Category: United States Law - General & Miscellaneous

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Political scientists and an election law attorney find links between elections and law in the US. Among their topics are how the power of electoral laws and institutions affect third parties, campaign finance, the role of money and organizing interests in issue advocacy electioneering, the Internet, equal protection and the impact of Bush v. Gore, the Voting Rights Act, racial and partisan considerations in redistricting, and judicial elections.x Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1Linking election law and electoral politics12Parties and primaries : the first electoral round73Third parties : the power of electoral laws and institutions234Campaign finance : reform, representation, and the First Amendment435Issue advocacy electioneering : the role of money and organized interests596Media coverage : the local effects of deregulation777The Internet : democracy goes online978Defining voters' rights : equal protection and the impact of Bush v. Gore1199The Voting Rights Act : addressing age-old barriers in a new milieu13510Redistricting : racial and partisan considerations15111Judicial elections : a different standard for the rulemakers?171