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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Brown, Antonio,; Bullock Iii, Charles S.,; Cigler, Allan J.,; Farrar-Myers, Victoria A.,; Gerstmann, Evan,; Goodman, Lee E.,; Hershey, Marjorie Randon,; Kanthak, Kristin,; Schaffner, Brian F.,; Streb, Matthew J.,; Williams, Jeffrey,
• HerausgeberIn: Streb, Matthew J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (223 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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