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The Resolution of Election Disputes: Legal Principles that Control Election Challenges, 2nd Edition
The Resolution of Election Disputes, 2nd Edition is the most up-to-date centralized information source for understanding, responding to, and preventing election disputes and irregularities in the U.S.
January 11, 2008
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Report/Paper
Spending Limits as a Policy Option
Citizens in many countries are upset because they believe the current financing of politics (which involves corruption and under-the-table deals) is violating the basic democratic values of equal opportunity, transparency and accountability. One way to bring the funding of political parties and candidates into line with these values is to regulate campaign expenditures through spending limits. This is a viable option, but such limits must be designed and implemented with care.
June 29, 2007
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voters Guide
This “Voter’s Guide” was published for residents of St. Louis City and County, Missouri in lead up to the August 8, 2006 primary election. The piece provides key dates and times, such as the day absentee voting opens, for the upcoming election and provides candidate profiles for all of the upcoming positions as well as the two ballot issues that will be featured in the election.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Candidate's Guide
“Candidates Guide 2003” was issues by the Illinois State Board of Elections in 2003 and was meant to provide prospective candidates with a clear rubric for qualifying for the ballot. The literature includes chapters on the units of local government conducting elections in 2003 and necessary requirements to qualify for filling nomination papers.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Sample Ballot & Voter Information Pamphlet
This packet contains a sample ballot and a “Voter Information Pamphlet,” for the upcoming primary election on March 5, 2002 in San Diego County, California. The packet contains information on how to physically fill out a ballot as well as what propositions and positions will be voted on. The “Voter Information Pamphlet” includes candidate profiles and descriptions of the election’s propositions and the arguments for and against them.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Official Vote Information Guide
The “Official Vote Information Guide,” published in 2002, provided Californians with educational literature on the March 5, 2002 primary elections. The piece includes a “quick reference guide” on the different propositions that will be voted on such as legislative constitutional amendments and the Voting Modernizing Bond Act of 2002. Also included are candidate profiles and the texts of the laws that will be voted on.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
District of Columbia Candidate Qualification and Ballot Access Guide
“District of Columbia Candidate Qualification and Ballot Access Guide” is a guide, produced in 2002 by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, which informs the reader of new voting processes, necessary candidate qualifications, and the redrawing of voting districts that will be important during the elections to take place in the year 2002. Both primary and general elections are set to take place in the USA in 2002 and candidates will be running for offices such as United States Senator and Representative, Mayor of the District of Columbia, Chairman of the Council, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, and President of the Board of Education.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Arlington County's Elected Officials
“Arlington County’s Elected Officials” is a brochure published in 2002 by the Arlington County Electoral Board of Arlington, Virginia and is intended to present the names, party affiliation, year of term expiration and the contact information of the elected officials in the Federal Offices, Virginia State Offices and in the Arlington Local Offices.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Voters' Guide
The League of Women Voters are responsible for placing this informational “Voters’ Guide” in the October 25th, 2000 edition of The Journal in Virginia. This guide is designed to provide federal and local candidate information to Virginia voters in lieu of the November 7th, 2000 general elections. Information such as biographies, policy stances, and basic voting regulations for Virginia is provided.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer
“Presidential Elections in the United States: A Primer,” is a Congressional Research Service report that outlines the four stages of the American Presidential election process. This CRS report, published on April 17th, 2000, provides in depth analysis and historical references regarding the pre-nomination process, national nomination conventions, the General Election, and finally the voting by members of the Electoral College to choose the President and Vice President. This document also includes facts on the qualifications and process of becoming a Presidential candidate as well as several tables and charts further detailing the four stages of the US Presidential election procedure.