election law

Addresses the topic of campaign and election reform, providing an overview of the subject, and including a detailed chronology, biographical sketches, statistics and documents related to reform, a directory of relevant organizations and agencies, lists of resources, and a glossary of terms.

Presents varying perspectives on the issue of election reform in the United States, discussing voting rights laws, campaign contributions, and the regulation of television advertisements and campaign coverage, and including a look at the future of American democracy.

Collects twenty-eight essays that address concerns over federal elections in the United States from various perspectives, discussing electronic voting machines, voter participation, fairness, reform, and related topics.

Examines the evolution and refinement of election campaign laws in the United States.

Provides historical background information about the Seventeenth Amendment and includes essays that debate issues associated with establishing election to the United States Senate.

Presents an overview of campaign and election reform and law, a guide to researching the topic, and several campaign and election reform reference tools including a chronology, glossary, annotated bibliography, annotated organization and agency list, biographies, and appendixes on statistics and legislation.

Examines the efforts to gain the right for women in the United States to vote, focusing on the trial of Susan B. Anthony for illegally voting in the presidential election in 1872.