To assure pride and confidence in the electoral process : report of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform /
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| Corporate author / creator: | National Commission on Federal Election Reform. |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2002. |
| Description: | vii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4648675 |
Table of Contents:
- Letter to the American People
- Preface to the Report
- Summary of Principal Recommendations
- I. The Goals of Federal Election Reform
- II. The Federal Government and the Federal Election System
- The Constitution's Allocation of Authority
- Presidential Elections and the Electoral College
- The Primary Role of State Governments
- III. A Democratic Process That Maintains an Accurate List of Citizens Who Are Qualified to Vote
- The Problem of Accurate Voter Lists
- Voter Registration, Past and Present
- A Better Way: Statewide Voter Registration Systems
- IV. A Democratic Process That Encourages Every Eligible Voter to Participate Effectively
- Provisional Voting
- "Same Day" Registration?
- Improving Voter Participation
- Election Day Holiday
- Military and Overseas Voting
- Early, Remote, and Internet Voting
- Citizens with Criminal Records
- Ensuring the Voting Rights of All Citizens
- V. A Democratic Process That Uses Equipment That Reliably Clarifies and Registers the Voter's Choices
- Very Close Elections Happen--Often
- Benchmarks, Not Mandates
- Benchmarks Applied--The Forty Most Populous Counties
- Standards for More Effective and Accessible Voting Technology
- VI. A Democratic Process That Handles Close Elections in a Foreseeable and Fair Way
- Objective Vote Definitions and Foreseeable Post-Election Procedures
- Media Projections of Election Results
- VII. A Democratic Process That Reflects Limited but Responsible Federal Participation
- A Pattern of Neglect
- Estimating and Allocating the Costs of Improvement
- The Federal Institutional Role
- Structuring Federal Legislation and Financial Assistance
- Endnotes to the Report
- Additional Statements
- Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, by Christopher Edley, Joined by Leon Panetta, Deval Patrick, Bill Richardson, John Seigenthaler, and Kathleen Sullivan
- Concurring by Colleen C. McAndrews, Joined by Slade Gorton and Leon Panetta
- Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part, by John Seigenthaler, Joined in Part by Griffin Bell
- Organization
- About the National Commission on Federal Election Reform
- Organizing and Sponsoring Institutions
- Appendix A. Contributors to the Commission's Work
- Appendix B. The Michigan Qualified Voter File: A Brief Introduction
- Task Force on the Federal Election System
- Preface
- Sizing the Problem
- Voter Registration
- Statewide Voter Registration Systems
- Civic Education Programs
- Early Voting, Unrestricted Absentee Voting, and Voting by Mail
- Verification of Identity
- Provisional Balloting
- Disfranchisement of Felons
- Uniform Poll Closing and Reporting
- Task Force on Constitutional and Federal Election Law
- Preface
- Federal Regulation of Elections
- What Counts as a Vote?
- Recounts and Contests
- Congressional Authority to Regulate When Votes Can Be Counted
