Election Law : Cases and Materials

by Lowenstein, Daniel Hays; Hasen, Richard L.; Tokaji, Daniel P.

• ISBN13: 9781594605420
• ISBN10: 1594605424
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-30
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr

Summary

With the addition of a new co-author, Daniel P. Tokaji, the new edition will cover developments through the Supreme Court¿s current term ending in June 2008. The authors have added a new chapter on election administration, which will include coverage of controversies over voter identification laws, including the Crawford case currently before the Supreme Court. The new edition also will cover the recent renewal of expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act and constitutional challenges to that renewal. Like its predecessor, Election Law, Fourth Edition will cover the right to vote and voter turnout, legislative districting, the Voting Rights Act and the racial gerrymandering cause of action, ballot propositions, constitutional rights and obligations of political parties, bribery, regulation of campaign speech, campaign finance, and term limits.

Table of Contents

Introductory Readings	p. 3
The Right to Vote	p. 27
Representation	p. 65
Districting Criteria	p. 103
Minority Vote Dilution	p. 115
Partisan Gerrymandering	p. 243
Election Administration	p. 281
Ballot Propositions	p. 349
Major Political Parties	p. 417
Third Parties and Independent Candidates	p. 501
Campaigns	p. 549
Incumbency	p. 579
Bribery	p. 631
The Buckley Framework	p. 677
Contribution Limits after Buckley	p. 737
Spending Limits after Buckley	p. 807
Public Financing	p. 875
Campaign Finance Disclosure	p. 913
Election Law Research Guide	p. 949
Table of Cases	p. 959
Table of Authorities	p. 971
Index	p. 1003
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