Format:
Online-Ressource (366 p)
ISBN:
9780815706311
Content:
Cover -- 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 -- The Constitution's Allocation of Authority -- Presidential Elections and the Electoral College -- The Primary Role of State Governments -- III: A Democratic Process That Maintains an Accurate List of Citizens Who Are Qualified to Vote -- The Problem of Accurate Voter Lists -- Voter Registration, Past and Present -- A Better Way: Statewide Voter Registration Systems -- IV: A Democratic Process That Encourages Every Eligible Voter to Participate Effectively -- Provisional Voting -- Same Day" Registration? -- Improving Voter Participation -- Election Day Holiday -- Military and Overseas Voting -- Early, Remote, and Internet Voting -- Citizens with Criminal Records -- Ensuring the Voting Rights of All Citizens -- V: A Democratic Process That Uses Equipment That Reliably Clarifies and Registers the Voter's Choices -- Very Close Elections Happen-Often -- Benchmarks, Not Mandates -- Benchmarks Applied-The Forty Most Populous Counties -- Standards for More Effective and Accessible Voting Technology -- VI: A Democratic Process That Handles Close Elections in a Foreseeable and Fair Way -- Objective Vote Definitions and Foreseeable Post-Election Procedures -- Media Projections of Election Results -- VII: A Democratic Process That Reflects Limited but Responsible Federal Participation -- A Pattern of Neglect -- Estimating and Allocating the Costs of Improvement -- The Federal Institutional Role -- Structuring Federal Legislation and Financial Assistance -- Endnotes to the Report -- Additional Statements -- Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part -- Concurring -- Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part -- Organization.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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""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 VoterÃŒs Choices ""
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""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""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815798637
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815706311
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process : The National Commission on Federal Election Reform
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
Author information:
Ford, Gerald R. 1913-2006
