Election Reform Politics and Policy

After the election of 2000, the drive for deep electoral reform collided with the political realities of partisan disagreement, tight budgets, and a structural bias in favor of incremental change. This book features a number of scholarly assessments at the state level identifying how and why reforms occurred (or didn't occur) in the aftermath of butterfly ballots, hanging chads, and recount madness. Of equal interest to experts, students, or concerned citizens, Election Reform is both a study of election law and an insightful peek into the real world of policy making in the states. -- Andrew E. Busch, Claremont McKenna College This collection is a timely and well-crafted assessment of the trials and tribulations of election reform. -- John C. Green, director, Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron