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In a single volume, Campaign and Election Reform gathers a wealth of information about past and present attempts to reform the electoral process. The authors discuss such political circumstances as party corruption, which led to the rise of reform movements, and excessive campaign donations, which resulted in campaign finance legislation. Emphasis is placed on the various explanations for continued low voter turnout rates and suggested changes in the electoral system that may increase citizen participation.Topics include development of the secret ballot; the electoral college and the 12th amendment; progressive era reforms; discrimination; gerrymandering; term limits; ballot format reform; and unintended consequences of reform. The book is packed with facts and data from voting studies and includes excerpts from legislation and court cases, and the varied opinions of political researchers and activists.

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title:Campaign and Election Reform : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author:Utter, Glenn H.; Strickland, Ruth Ann.
publisher:ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin:0874368626
print isbn13:9780874368628
ebook isbn13:9780585101118
language:English
subjectElections--United States, Election law--United States, Electioneering--United States, Campaign funds--United States, Political participation--United States.
publication date:1997
lcc:JK1976.U88 1997eb
ddc:324.7/0973
subject:Elections--United States, Election law--United States, Electioneering--United States, Campaign funds--United States, Political participation--United States.
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Campaign and Election Reform
A Reference Handbook
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Other Titles in ABC-CLIO's
Contemporary
World Issues
Series
America's International Trade, E. Willard Miller and Ruby M. Miller
Crime in America, Jennifer L. Durham
Legalized Gambling, second edition, William N. Thompson
Recycling in America, second edition, Debi Strong
The Religious Right, Glenn H. Utter and John W. Storey
School Violence, Deborah L. Kopka
Sexual Harassment, second edition, Lynne Eisaguirre
Victims' Rights, Leigh Glenn
Welfare Reform, Mary Ellen Hombs
Women in the Third World, Karen L. Kinnear
United States Immigration, E. Willard Miller and Ruby M. Miller
Page iii
Books in the Contemporary World Issues series address vital issues in today's society such as terrorism, sexual harassment, homelessness, AIDS, gambling, animal rights, and air pollution. Written by professional writers, scholars, and nonacademic experts, these books are authoritative, clearly written, up-to-date, and objective. They provide a good starting point for research by high school and college students, scholars, and general readers as well as by legislators, businesspeople, activists, and others.
Each book, carefully organized and easy to use, contains an overview of the subject, a detailed chronology, biographical sketches, facts and data and/or documents and other primary-source material, a directory of organizations and agencies, annotated lists of print and nonprint resources, a glossary, and an index.
Readers of books in the Contemporary World Issues series will find the information they need in order to better understand the social, political, environmental, and economic issues facing the world today.
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CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION REFORM
A Reference Handbook
Glenn H. Utter
and
Ruth Ann Strickland
CONTEMPORARY
WORLD ISSUES
Picture 2
ABC-CLIO
Santa Barbara, California
Denver, Colorado
Oxford, England
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Copyright 1997 by Glenn H. Utter and Ruth Ann Strickland
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Utter, Glenn H.
Campaign and election reform: a reference handbook / Glenn H.
Utter and Ruth Ann Strickland.
p. cm.(Contemporary world issues)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. ElectionsUnited States. 2. Election lawUnited States.
3. ElectioneeringUnited States. 4. Campaign fundsUnited States.
5. Political participationUnited States. I. Strickland, Ruth
Ann. II. Title. III. Series.
JK1976.U88 1997
324.7'0973dc21Picture 3Picture 4Picture 5Picture 6Picture 797-37960
Picture 8Picture 9Picture 10Picture 11Picture 12Picture 13Picture 14CIP
ISBN 0-87436-862-6
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ABC-CLIO, Inc.
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This book is printed on acid-free paper Picture 15 .
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Contents Preface xi 1 Introduction 1 - photo 16
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