Author: United States Commission on Civil RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contested elections
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
Author: United States Commission on Civil RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contested elections
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
Author: United States Commission on Civil RightsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780160509278
Category : Contested elections
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election
Author: United States Commission on Civil RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contested elections
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Election 2000
Author: Committee of Government ReformPublisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596051833
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Confidence in our election processes is of utmost importance. To help ensure confidence in the integrity of voting processes, the Voting Section plays an important role in addressing voting irregularities. By accurately recording and documenting its activities in as clear a manner as possible, the Voting Section contributes to assuring the public and Congress of the integrity of our voting processes and that allegations of voting irregularities have been addressed.-William O. Jenkins, Jr., DirectorHomeland Security and Justice IssuesElection-day problems in Florida and elsewhere in November 2000 raised concerns about voting systems that included, among other things, alleged voting irregularities that may have affected voter access to the polls.This report identifies and describes: .Changes the Department of Justice has made since November 2000 to help ensure voter access to the polls..Actions that the Voting Section in the DOJ's Civil Rights Division has taken to track, address, and assess allegations of election-related voting irregularities received between November 2003 and December 2003..Assessing the Voting Section's internal control activities to help ensure relevant, accurate, and reliable recording and documentation of allegations of voting irregularities.Department of Justice Activities to Address Past Election-Related Voting Irregularities is the result of work completed for the Ranking Minor Members of the House Committee on Government Reform, House Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs originally issued in August 2004.
Bush v. Gore: The Florida Recounts of the 2000 Presidential Election
Author: Christine HeppermannPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1614789630
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The US Supreme Court is the head of the judicial branch of the federal government. It is the highest court in the land, with thousands of cases appealed to it every year. One of those history-making cases was Bush v. Gore, which addressed the Florida vote recounts in the 2000 presidential election. Readers will follow this case from beginning to end, including the social and political climates that led up to it and the effects it had after the court made its ruling. Major players and key events are discussed, including George W. Bush, Albert Gore Junior, Dick Cheney, Joseph Lieberman, Karl Rove, William Daley, Katherine Harris, and William H. Rehnquist. Compelling chapters and informative sidebars also cover the Electoral College, presidential debates, hanging chads, third party candidates, and protests. Bush v. Gore forever influenced laws on voting procedures, absentee ballots, ballot design, and voting equipment. This landmark Supreme Court case changed the course of US history and shaped the country we live in. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
How to Make Over One Million Votes Disappear
Author: Stealing Elections
Author: John H. FundPublisher: Encounter Books
ISBN: 1594032246
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
"Butterfly ballots, balky machines, absentee ballot scandals, felons voting, Supreme Court intervention - all these made headlines during the infamous 2000 Florida recount. Could it happen again in this year's presidential election? The answer is yes, because not much has changed to improve our election systems, while both major parties are poised on a hair trigger to file lawsuits and challenge any close statewide vote. The issues may boil down to whether the margin of victory in any state exceeds the "margin of litigation."" "John Fund offers a guided tour of our error-prone election systems, which nearly half of Americans say they don't trust. When some states have systems so flawed that you can't tell where incompetence ends and possible fraud begins, it isn't surprising that scandals have ranged from rural Texas to big cities such as Milwaukee and St. Louis. Fund dissects some anomalies of Florida 2000 and analyzes the bitterly protracted election for governor of Washington State in 2004. He spotlights the perils of "provisional ballots," the flaws of the "Motor Voter" law that has allowed people to get absentee ballots for phantom voters, and the shady registration drives of the radical group ACORN. Meanwhile, the simple safeguard of a photo ID requirement meets vigorous opposition on the specious claim that it would disenfranchise poor and minority voters." "Stealing Elections presents a chilling portrait of electoral vulnerability, as a combination of bureaucratic bungling and ballot rigging put our democracy at risk."--BOOK JACKET.
Bush V. Gore
Author: Diana K. SergisPublisher: Enslow Publishing
ISBN: 9780766020955
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Presents both sides of the 2000 ballot issue, explains how the elections work, and lets the reader conclude about the decision made by the Supreme Court.
The Voting Wars
Author: Richard L. HasenPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300184212
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
In 2000, just a few hundred votes out of millions cast in the state of Florida separated Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush from his Democratic opponent, Al Gore. The outcome of the election rested on Florida's 25 electoral votes, and legal wrangling continued for 36 days. Then, abruptly, one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history, Bush v. Gore, cut short the battle. Since the Florida debacle we have witnessed a partisan war over election rules. Election litigation has skyrocketed, and election time brings out inevitable accusations by political partisans of voter fraud and voter suppression. These allegations have shaken public confidence, as campaigns deploy "armies of lawyers" and the partisan press revs up when elections are expected to be close and the stakes are high.
The Miami Herald Report
Author: Martin MerzerPublisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9781429977968
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After one of the closest elections in U.S. history, the attention of American people shifted to Florida, the fourth most populous state in the Union, and one of the most diverse, divided, and fastest growing: its 25 electoral votes could have put either candidate into the White House. The Miami Herald Report finally provides the answers that Americans have been demanding since the night of Novemeber 7, 2000. Including: * The inside stories of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris and Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Theresa LePore * The full investigation of alleged abuses regarding absentee ballots * And much more.