Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index.
Linking election law and electoral politics / Matthew J. Streb -- Parties and primaries : the first electoral round 9 / Kristin Kanthak and Jeffrey Williams -- Third parties : the power of electoral laws and institutions / Marjorie Randon Hershey -- Campaign finance : reform, representation and the first amendment / Victoria A. Farrar-Myers -- Issue advocacy electioneering : the role of money and organized interests / Allan J. Cigler -- Media coverage : the local effects of deregulation / Brian F. Schaffner -- The internet : democracy goes online / Lee E. Goodman -- Defining voter's rights : equal protection and the impact of Bush v. Gore / Evan Gerstmann -- The Voting Rights Act : addressing age-old barriers in a new milieu / Antonio Brown -- Redistricting : racial and partisan considerations / Charles S. Bullock -- Judicial elections : a different standard for the rulemakers? / Matthew J. Streb