Law and election politics : the rules of the game /

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Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005.
Description:x, 223 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Election law -- United States.
Elections -- United States.
Political campaigns -- United States.
Election law.
Elections.
Political campaigns.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5516680
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Other authors / contributors:Streb, Matthew J. (Matthew Justin), 1974-
ISBN:1588263045 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1588263290 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Linking Election Law and Electoral Politics
  • 2. Parties and Primaries: The First Electoral Round
  • 3. Third Parties: The Power of Electoral Laws and Institutions
  • 4. Campaign Finance: Reform, Representation, and the First Amendment
  • 5. Issue Advocacy Electioneering: The Role of Money and Organized Interests
  • 6. Media Coverage: The Local Effects of Deregulation
  • 7. The Internet: Democracy Goes Online
  • 8. Defining Voters' Rights: Equal Protection and the Impact of Bush v. Gore
  • 9. The Voting Rights Act: Addressing Age-Old Barriers in a New Milieu
  • 10. Redistricting: Racial and Partisan Considerations
  • 11. Judicial Elections: A Different Standard for the Rulemakers?
  • List of Acronyms
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book