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Challenging Congress's Single-Member District Mandate For U.S. House Elections On Political Association Grounds, Austin Plier May 2020

Challenging Congress's Single-Member District Mandate For U.S. House Elections On Political Association Grounds, Austin Plier

William & Mary Law Review

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Resolving Election Error: The Dynamic Assessment Of Materiality, Justin Levitt Nov 2012

Resolving Election Error: The Dynamic Assessment Of Materiality, Justin Levitt

William & Mary Law Review

The ghosts of the 2000 presidential election will return in 2012. Photo-finish and error-laden elections recur in each cycle. When the margin of error exceeds the margin of victory, officials and courts must decide which, if any, errors to discount or excuse, knowing that the answer will likely determine the election’s winner. Yet despite widespread agreement on the likelihood of another national meltdown, neither courts nor scholars have developed consistent principles for resolving the errors that cause the chaos.

This Article advances such a principle, reflecting the underlying values of the electoral process. It argues that the resolution of an …


The Vote From Beyond The Grave, Krysta R. Edwards Mar 2010

The Vote From Beyond The Grave, Krysta R. Edwards

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.