Campaign and Election Reform: A Reference Handbook

, by Utter, Glenn H.; Strickland, Ruth Ann

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ISBN: 9781598840698 | 159884069X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/30/2008

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This handbook provides a sweeping overview of U.S. campaign and election reform efforts, past and present, from the introduction of the secret ballot to touch-screen voting.

Preface	p. xi
Background and History	p. 1
Suffrage Expansion and Voting Rights	p. 1
Term Limits	p. 7
Ballot Fraud and Voter Fraud	p. 8
The Electoral College	p. 11
Candidate Nominations	p. 14
Progressive Era Reforms	p. 17
Low Voter Turnout	p. 18
Elections in a Crisis	p. 21
Legislative Apportionment and Gerrymandering	p. 22
Campaign Finance, the Federal Election Campaign Act, and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act	p. 24
The Help America Vote Act and Beyond	p. 30
References	p. 37
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions	p. 43
Electoral Mechanics	p. 44
Election Ballots	p. 48
The Electoral College	p. 49
Voter Turnout	p. 53
Early and Absentee Voting	p. 54
Simplifying Election Forms	p. 56
Voting and the Disabled	p. 56
Mail-Ballot Elections	p. 58
Voting Assistance Programs	p. 59
Public Employees	p. 60
Representation Systems	p. 61
At-Large Elections	p. 61
District Elections	p. 62
Multimember Districts	p. 62
Proportional Representation	p. 63
Campaign Advertising and the Mass Media	p. 66
Nontraditional Voters	p. 67
Campaign Spending	p. 69
References	p. 72
Campaigns and Elections in Selected Western European Democracies	p. 77
Denmark	p. 79
England	p. 84
France	p. 89
Germany	p. 93
Italy	p. 99
Norway	p. 105
Poland	p. 109
Sweden	p. 113
References	p. 118
Chronology	p. 123
Biographical Sketches	p. 159
Herbert E. Alexander	p. 159
Douglas J. Amy	p. 160
Susan Brownell Anthony	p. 161
Kathleen L. Barber	p. 162
Kimball William Brace	p. 163
Richard A. Cloward	p. 164
Chandler Davidson	p. 165
David L. Dill	p. 166
Richard L. Engstrom	p. 167
Russ Feingold	p. 168
Bernard N. Grofman	p. 169
Lani Guinier	p. 170
Stanley A. Halpin Jr.	p. 171
Bev Harris	p. 172
Paul Jacob	p. 173
David B. Magleby	p. 174
Michael J. Malbin	p. 175
Thomas E. Mann	p. 176
John S. McCain III	p. 176
Laughlin McDonald	p. 178
Louise Overacker	p. 178
Mark P. Petracca	p. 179
Richard H. Pildes	p. 180
Frances Fox Piven	p. 181
Trevor Potter	p. 182
Robert "Rob" Richie	p. 183
Elizabeth Cady Stanton	p. 185
Edward Still	p. 186
Fred Wertheimer	p. 187
Data and Documents	p. 189
Campaign Finance Law	p. 190
Public Attitudes toward Campaign Finance Laws	p. 192
Electoral and Voting Controversies	p. 196
Public Attitudes toward the Electoral and Voting Processes	p. 199
Major U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Campaign Finance	p. 202
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Political Participation	p. 204
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Redistricting	p. 206
The Costs of Elections	p. 207
Voter Turnout and Voter Registration	p. 212
Quotations	p. 216
Alternate Electoral Systems	p. 216
Balloting and Voting	p. 217
Buckley v. Valeo	p. 219
Campaign Finance and Ethics	p. 221
Campaign Finance Reform	p. 223
Electoral College	p. 227
Money and Elections	p. 229
Racial Gerrymandering	p. 232
Redistricting and Reapportionment	p. 234
Term Limits	p. 236
Voting Rights	p. 236
References	p. 237
Directory of Organizations	p. 241
Resources	p. 273
Print Resources	p. 273
Books	p. 273
Periodicals	p. 299
Nonprint Resources	p. 304
Videotapes, DVDs, and Films	p. 304
Databases	p. 321
Internet Resources	p. 321
Glossary	p. 333
Index	p. 355
About the Author	p. 371
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