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Photo Id, Provisional Balloting, And Indiana's 2012 Primary Election, Michael J. Pitts Mar 2013

Photo Id, Provisional Balloting, And Indiana's 2012 Primary Election, Michael J. Pitts

University of Richmond Law Review

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A Half-Century Of Virginia Redistricting Battles: Shifting From Rural Malapportionment To Voting Rights To Public Participation, Micah Altman, Michael P. Mcdonald Mar 2013

A Half-Century Of Virginia Redistricting Battles: Shifting From Rural Malapportionment To Voting Rights To Public Participation, Micah Altman, Michael P. Mcdonald

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Original Sin Of Campaign Finance Law: Why Buckley V. Valeo Is Wrong, Jessica A. Levinson Mar 2013

The Original Sin Of Campaign Finance Law: Why Buckley V. Valeo Is Wrong, Jessica A. Levinson

University of Richmond Law Review

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The Right Choice For Elections: How Choice Voting Will End Gerrymandering And Expand Minority Voting Rights, From City Councils To Congress, Rob Richie, Andrew Spencer Mar 2013

The Right Choice For Elections: How Choice Voting Will End Gerrymandering And Expand Minority Voting Rights, From City Councils To Congress, Rob Richie, Andrew Spencer

University of Richmond Law Review

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Discouraging Election Contests, Joshua A. Douglas Mar 2013

Discouraging Election Contests, Joshua A. Douglas

University of Richmond Law Review

This essay proceeds in three sections. Section I lays the founda- tion for why our system encourages-or at least does not dis-suade-the filing of post-election contests in close races. Section

II posits that election contests are often bad for our democracy, explaining why post-election litigation might harm the ideals of finality, certainty, and legitimacy in the election process. SectionIII sets out three structural reforms that might make losing candidates think twice before initiating an election contest. Ultimately, the goal of this essay is to promote a broader discussion of the propriety of post-election litigation and what we can do to …


Minority Vote Dilution In The Age Of Obama, Dale Ho Mar 2013

Minority Vote Dilution In The Age Of Obama, Dale Ho

University of Richmond Law Review

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The Geography Of Racial Stereotyping: Evidence And Implications For Vra Preclearance After Shelby County, Christopher Elmendorf, Douglas Spencer Dec 2012

The Geography Of Racial Stereotyping: Evidence And Implications For Vra Preclearance After Shelby County, Christopher Elmendorf, Douglas Spencer

Christopher S. Elmendorf

The Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder (2013) effectively enjoined the preclearance regime of the Voting Rights Act. The Court deemed the coverage formula, which determines the jurisdictions subject to preclearance, insufficiently grounded in current conditions. This paper proposes a new, legally defensible approach to coverage based on between-state differences in the proportion of voting age citizens who subscribe to negative stereotypes about racial minorities and vote accordingly. The new coverage formula could also account for racially polarized voting and minority population size, but, for constitutional reasons, subjective discrimination by voters is the essential criterion. We demonstrate that the …