Law and Election Politics : : The Rules of the Game / / ed. by Matthew J. Streb.

How much money can a candidate for political office legally collect, and from what sources? What can and can't be said in campaign ads? Who determines the process of redistricting, and what is the overall effect on U.S. democracy? Law and Election Politics analyzes the rules of the electoral ga...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2005
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (223 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
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? --
Acronyms --
References --
The Contributors --
Index --
About the Book
Summary:How much money can a candidate for political office legally collect, and from what sources? What can and can't be said in campaign ads? Who determines the process of redistricting, and what is the overall effect on U.S. democracy? Law and Election Politics analyzes the rules of the electoral game, helping readers to understand how politics influences and is influenced by electoral laws and court rulings. The authors address the most important—and sometimes controversial—decisions that the courts have made on campaign finance, political parties, issue advocacy, voting, campaigning, redistricting, and judicial elections. The result is an engaging and accessible study of how election laws and politics intertwine.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685851286
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781685851286
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Matthew J. Streb.