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Administering Elections

Part of the Elections, Voting, Technology Book Series

DOI: 10.1057/9781137388452

ISBN: 978-1-349-55293-1

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US - Springer Journals

Nov 30, 2015

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Understanding Election Administration Systems

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 1 –26

[This chapter begins with a basic description of the structure of US election systems, the public institutions that are responsible for the conduct of elections. The second part of the chapter describes the different subsystems that make up the whole of election administration and shows not only...
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The Structure of Election Administration at State and Local Levels

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 27 –51

[All elections in the United States depend extensively upon a state and local, or subnational, structure. By “structure” we mean the official actors in an election administration system, the methods by which they obtain their positions, the extent of their authority, their responsibilities, and...
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The Evolving Federal Role in Election Administration

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 53 –76

[Despite the different developmental paths of the states, they all exist within a federal system that pulls them toward uniformity, particularly with regard to political participation. This tension is an essential dynamic of electoral policy and administration in the United States. The states...
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The Legal Framework of Election Administration in the Modern Era

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 77 –95

[The modern era of the federal legal framework of election administration has been further influenced by three laws passed after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). These laws were intended to address particular concerns that were not addressed through the VRA. These federal laws include the...
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Pluralism, Political Participation, and Third-Party Groups

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 97 –118

[In earlier chapters we focused on the government actors and institutions that constitute American election administration systems and on the context of American federalism as one external factor which influences these systems. Election administration systems are also influenced by the external...
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State Innovations in Election Administration

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 119 –141

[This chapter considers a sample of election administration initiatives at the state level. Under the US federal system, the states retain considerable latitude to pass laws regarding the time, manner, and place of elections. In broad and historic terms, the role of the national government has...
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Current Challenges in Election Administration

Hale, Kathleen; Montjoy, Robert; Brown, Mitchell

Pages: 143 –169

[This chapter focuses on emerging issues in election administration. These issues are a combination of ideas that election administrators are talking about and concerns that those studying the field have raised. Some of the thoughts expressed in this chapter come from data collected directly from...

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