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To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process : Report of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform /

In 2000 the American electoral system was tested by a political ordeal unlike any in living memory. Not since 1876-77 has the outcome of a national election remained so unsettled for so long. The past election's recount conundrum shook the nation's faith in the mechanisms that support the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Letter to the American People""; ""Preface to the Report""; ""Summary of Principal Recommendations""; ""I The Goals of Federal Election Reform""; ""II The Federal Government and the Federal Election System""; ""III A Democratic Process That Maintains an Accurate List of Citizens Who Are Qualified to Vote""; ""IV A Democratic Process That Encourages Every Eligible Voter to Participate Effectively ""; ""V A Democratic Process That Uses Equipment That Reliably Clarifies and Registers the VoterÃOes Choices ""
  • ""VI A Democratic Process That Handles Close Elections in a Foreseeable and Fair Way """"VII A Democratic Process That Reflects Limited but Responsible Federal Participation ""; ""Task Force on the Federal Election System""; ""Task Force on Constitutional and Federal Election Law""