The book shows that local electoral variation has endured through dramatic changes in American political and constitutional structure, and that such variation is the product of a clear, repeated developmental pattern, not simple neglect or public ignorance. Legal materials, statutes and Congressional debates, state constitutional-convention proceedings, and the records of contested Congressional elections illuminate a long record of federal and state intervention in American electoral mechanics. Lawmakers have always understood that a certain level of disorder characterizes U.S. national elections, and have responded by exercising their authority over suffrage practices--but only in limited ways, effectively helping to construct our triply-governed electoral system.
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The book shows that local electoral variation has endured through dramatic changes in American political and constitutional structure, and that such variation is the product of a clear, repeated developmental pattern, not simple neglect or public ignorance. Legal materials, statutes and Congressional debates, state constitutional-convention proceedings, and the records of contested Congressional elections illuminate a long record of federal and state intervention in American electoral mechanics. Lawmakers have always understood that a certain level of disorder characterizes U.S. national elections, and have responded by exercising their authority over suffrage practices--but only in limited ways, effectively helping to construct our triply-governed electoral system.
Imprint | Vanderbilt University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | July 2009 |
Authors | Alec C. Ewald |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8265-1654-1 |
Barcode | 9780826516541 |
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LSN | 0-8265-1654-8 |