Synopses & Reviews
If free and fair elections are the heart of our prized democratic system of government, the integrity of our electoral system must be beyond question. Yet all too often, flaws in the administration of our elections have undermined public confidence in the results. This volume is virtually unique in focusing closely on the procedural problems of our electoral system, including those posed by the computerization of voting systems. The author analyzes events in the electoral history of the United States (and, tangentially, of certain other nations) to reveal the particular dynamics of democratic electoral systems that permit purportedly free and fair elections to subvert rather than express the public will.
Review
"Enhanced with a Chronology, a Glossary, and an extensively annotated bibliography of print and electronic materials for further study, Crisis at the PollS≪/i> is a seminal work of meticulous scholarship and an invaluable acquisition for academic and community library Political Science and American History reference collections." - Midwest Book Review/Internet Bookwatch
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"This timely examination of a crucial issue will serve students and general readers in high school, public, and academic libraries." - Lawrence Looks at Books
Synopsis
A distinguished legal scholar analyzes the procedural components of the U.S. electoral system that must be reformed if our elections are truly to express the will of the people.
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• Presents a systematic exploration of election administration
• Offers historical and comparative perspective
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• Chronology
• Glossary
• Annotated bibliography of print and electronic materials for further study
About the Author
ROBERT M. HARDAWAY is a Professor of Law at the University of Denver College of Law. A frequent contributor to national and major regional newspapers and occasional media commentator, he is also the author of No Price Too High: Victimless Crimes and the Ninth Amendment (Praeger, 2003) and The Electoral College and the Constitution: The Case for Preserving Federalism (Praeger 1994), among other works.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The 2000 Presidential Election Crisis
Chapter 2. State, National, and International Crises
Chapter 3. The Electoral College Debate
Chapter 4. The Electoral College: Reform Proposals
Chapter 5. Voter Registration
Chapter 6. The Voter Identification Dispute
Chapter 7. Provisional Ballots
Chapter 8. Absentee Ballots
Chapter 9. Redistricting
Chapter 10. Computerized Voting Systems
Conclusion
Appendix A. Key Election Laws
Appendix B. Electoral Votes by State
Appendix C. Computerized Voting System Companies
Appendix D. Table of Cases
Selected Bibliography