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The voting warsRichard L. Hasen

The voting wars

2012256 pages
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"In 2000, just a few hundred votes in the state of Florida separated Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush from his Democratic opponent, Al Gore. The outcome of the election rested on Florida's 25 electoral votes, and legal wrangling continued for 36 days. Then, abruptly, one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history, Bush v. Gore, cut short the battle. Since then we have witnessed a partisan war over election rules. Election litigation has skyrocketed, and election time brings out inevitable accusations by political partisans of voter fraud and voter…

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4 editions
  • Other · English · 2013
    Voting Wars
    Yale University Press · 256 pages · 9780300198249
  • Other · English · 2012
    Yale University Press · 239 pages · 9780300182033
  • Other · English · 2012
    Voting Wars
    Yale University Press · 288 pages · 9780300184211
  • Other · English · 2012
    Voting Wars
    Yale University Press · 256 pages · 9781282241817
Contested electionsCorrupt practicesElection lawElectionsElections, united states