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The Voting Wars
Richard L. Hasen
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From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown
出版Yale University Press, 2012-08-14
主題Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & ElectionsHistory / United States / 21st CenturyPolitical Science / History & Theory
ISBN97803001842110300184212
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZXg8J5ixlc0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In 2000, just a few hundred votes out of millions cast 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 the Florida debacle 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 suppression. These allegations have shaken public confidence, as campaigns deploy "armies of lawyers" and the partisan press revs up when elections are expected to be close and the stakes are high.