Legal Research

New Election Law Book

Three of the faculty members at the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University have recently written an Election Law book. It is also available in full-text on the Internet and a print copy will be added to the law library collection.

From Registration to Recounts: The Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States
By Steven F. Huefner, Daniel P. Tokaji & Edward B. Foley, with Nathan A. Cemenska


Description: From voting machines to provisional ballots to voter identification requirements, the "nuts and bolts" of the country's election systems have generated concern across the political spectrum. Yet in the face of considerable disagreement over what changes should be made, the debate has too often proceeded without an adequate understanding of existing rules and practices. This book helps fill that gap by describing the results of a yearlong study of election administration in five key Midwestern states: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Not only have these five states historically played a pivotal role in national politics, but they also provide examples of a variety of approaches to election administration. The book's in-depth, comprehensive election administration study offers analysis of what has worked well in these five states and what has fallen short. This groundbreaking study will assist legislators and policymakers as they work to build election ecosystems that are efficient, effective, fair, and accessible to all citizens.

Read the book online at: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/joyce/index.php

Full post as published by LexLibris on February 08, 2008 (boomark / email).