03689nam 2200649 a 450 991081806590332120240418005739.01-282-24181-897866138129330-300-18421-210.12987/9780300184211(CKB)2550000000105923(OCoLC)808341874(CaPaEBR)ebrary10582928(SSID)ssj0000722073(PQKBManifestationID)11489671(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000722073(PQKBWorkID)10694137(PQKB)10138721(MiAaPQ)EBC3421007(DE-B1597)485687(DE-B1597)9780300184211(Au-PeEL)EBL3421007(CaPaEBR)ebr10582928(CaONFJC)MIL381293(OCoLC)923599679(EXLCZ)99255000000010592320120105d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe voting wars from Florida 2000 to the next election meltdown /Richard L. Hasen1st ed.New Haven Yale University Press20121 online resource (256 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-18203-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.All I really need to know I learned in Florida -- The fraudulent fraud squad -- ¡no votes! -- Who counts? -- Margin of litigation -- Deus ex machina -- Tweeting the next meltdown.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.Richard L. Hasen, a respected authority on election law, chronicles and analyzes the battles over election rules from 2000 to the present. From a nonpartisan standpoint he explores the rising number of election-related lawsuits and charges of voter fraud as well as the decline of public confidence in fair results. He explains why future election disputes will be worse than previous ones-more acrimonious, more distorted by unsubstantiated allegations, and amplified by social media. No reader will fail to conclude with Hasen that election reform is an urgent priority, one that demands the attention of conscientious citizens and their elected representatives.Also available: The Fraudulent Fraud Squad, an e-excerpt from The Voting WarsReleased February 2012 9780300187489 .99Election lawUnited StatesElectionsCorrupt practicesUnited StatesContested electionsUnited StatesElection lawElectionsCorrupt practicesContested elections342.73/07Hasen Richard L1104567MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818065903321The voting wars4112125UNINA