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Interstate Agreement For Electoral Reform, Adam Schleifer
Interstate Agreement For Electoral Reform, Adam Schleifer
Akron Law Review
This Article will consider how an interstate agreement pursuant to Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution could provide a subconstitutional legal alternative to the much-debated and oft-maligned political mechanics of the Electoral College system. The current gloss on the Compacts Clause and the Supreme Court jurisprudence relating to interstate agreements may make it possible for a number of states to come together to obviate the Electoral College without resort to constitutional amendment. More modestly, investigating how this might be so provides an opportunity for applied analysis of the underscrutinized field of interstate agreements, which may prove useful as …
Reforms In Florida After The 2000 Presidential Election, Jon L. Mills
Reforms In Florida After The 2000 Presidential Election, Jon L. Mills
Jon L. Mills
Much has been written concerning the Florida recount, and the final U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore. Moreover, the popular media has mostly focused on the negatives of the Florida recount without delving into the exact reasons why Florida became the epicenter of this controversy. Not much has been written pinpointing the actual circumstances precipitating Florida's position after the election, nor discussing the theoretical underpinning of Florida election law, which embraces a broad liberal concept of respecting the “will of the voter.” By examining both the actual circumstances surrounding Florida in 2000 and recognizing that Florida election jurisprudence …
The Electorate As More Than Afterthought, James Sample
The Electorate As More Than Afterthought, James Sample
Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship
The article suggests the restoration of voting rights to individuals who, due to felony convictions in the country; discusses the applications of the U.S. Voting Rights Act; and reports the micro-proposals involving the expansion of access to the polls in the country as of October 2015.