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Election Law

Selected Works

2010

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Quién Responde? Las Sanciones A Las Organizaciones Políticas Y Sus Directivos, Juan F. Jaramillo, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo Oct 2010

Quién Responde? Las Sanciones A Las Organizaciones Políticas Y Sus Directivos, Juan F. Jaramillo, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo

Javier Revelo-Rebolledo

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Estado Alterado. Clientelismo, Mafias Y Debilidad Institucional En Colombia, Mauricio García-Villegas, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo Sep 2010

Estado Alterado. Clientelismo, Mafias Y Debilidad Institucional En Colombia, Mauricio García-Villegas, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo

Javier Revelo-Rebolledo

This book makes an attempt to articulate a comprehensive vision, not only social and political of the paramilitary phenomenon, but also institutional and legal of the institutional weaknesses underlying the Colombian state capture by the mafias and political actors. Articulating these dimensions allows us to understand better the risks of our political regime, and develop social and institutional proposals that can help address them.

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La Organización Electoral En Colombia, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo, Mauricio García-Villegas Aug 2010

La Organización Electoral En Colombia, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo, Mauricio García-Villegas

Javier E Revelo-Rebolledo

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Voting Rights And Election Law, Michael Dimino, Bradley Smith, Michael Solimine Dec 2009

Voting Rights And Election Law, Michael Dimino, Bradley Smith, Michael Solimine

Michael R Dimino

Voting Rights and Election Law is a law school text book covering the law surrounding the electoral system. Coverage begins with voting qualifications and barriers to exercise of the franchise. The book covers the authority of the courts to remedy violations of the right to vote. Other topics include the One-Person/One Vote Doctrine under the Federal Constitution and the effects of the Voting Rights Act. The book also covers the role of political parties and term limits for federal and state office. Campaign finance and political speech each receive treatment. The book concludes with a chapter on methods for remedying …

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Disclosures About Disclosure, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer Dec 2009

Disclosures About Disclosure, Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer

Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer

An often overlooked aspect of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Citizens United v. FEC is the sharply contrasting factual accounts regarding disclosure of independent election-related spending. For eight of the Justices, such disclosure is constitutionally defensible because it enables voters to make informed decisions. For Justice Thomas, however, such disclosure is constitutionally suspect because of its potential to result in retaliation and related chilling of First Amendment speech in the form of financial contributions. The continuing importance of these contrasting narratives can be found not only in the pending Supreme Court case of Doe v. Reed, in which the …

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