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Full-Text Articles in Election Law
Whiskey, Soldiers, And Voting: Western Virginia Elections In The 1790s, Jud Campbell
Whiskey, Soldiers, And Voting: Western Virginia Elections In The 1790s, Jud Campbell
Law Faculty Publications
Editor's Note: Elections in eighteenth-century Virginia were conducted quite differently than current elections. In this article, the author presents revealing descriptions of early elections in Montgomery County, Virginia immediately following the birth of the United States. The behavior and motivations of the electorate, as well as the candidates, provide interesting insight regarding the social structure o/that era.
Where Do We Draw The Line? Partisan Gerrymandering And The State Of Texas, Whitney M. Eaton
Where Do We Draw The Line? Partisan Gerrymandering And The State Of Texas, Whitney M. Eaton
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Judicial Nominations Wars, William P. Marshall
The Judicial Nominations Wars, William P. Marshall
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Constitutional And Statutory Challenges To Local At-Large Elections, Timothy G. O'Rourke
Constitutional And Statutory Challenges To Local At-Large Elections, Timothy G. O'Rourke
University of Richmond Law Review
On April 22, 1980, in City of Mobile v. Bolden the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of at-large elections for the three-member city commission in Mobile, Alabama. In so doing, the Court reversed the judgment of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that Mobile's at-large plan impermissibly diluted the electoral influence of black voters in violation of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the Constitution. The Supreme Court's decision in Bolden [I] emerged from a sharply divided court. A six-person majority in the case consisted of four justices-Stewart, Burger, Powell, and Rehnquist-who joined in a plurality opinion; Justice …
One Man-One Vote In The Selection Of Presidential Nominating Delegates By State Party Conventions
One Man-One Vote In The Selection Of Presidential Nominating Delegates By State Party Conventions
University of Richmond Law Review
If any conclusion can safely be drawn from the presidential nominating conventions of 1968, it is that the success of potential third party movements looms as a substantial threat to the traditional two party system in the United States. To a large degree, this fact may be attributed to the lack of balanced voter participation inherent in the nominating processes now employed by the two major parties. This lack of participation has engendered a sense of futility in the minds of the individual party members, causing them to limit their support for the slate of candidates their party ultimately chooses.