Ballot battles: the history of disputed elections in the United States

"The 2000 presidential election, with its problems in Florida, was not the first major vote-counting controversy in the nation's history--nor the last. Ballot Battles traces the evolution of America's experience with these disputes, from 1776 to now, explaining why they have proved pe...

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Beteilige Person: Foley, Edward B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:"The 2000 presidential election, with its problems in Florida, was not the first major vote-counting controversy in the nation's history--nor the last. Ballot Battles traces the evolution of America's experience with these disputes, from 1776 to now, explaining why they have proved persistently troublesome and offering an institutional solution"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:xii, 479 Seiten Illustrationen, Portraits 25 cm
ISBN:9780190235277