To assure pride and confidence in the electoral process
By: report of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform ; Jimmy Carter ... [et al.], co-chairs ; Philip Zelikow, executive director.
Contributors: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Elections -- United States; Election law -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Letter to the American people; title: Preface to the report; title: Summary of principal recommendations; title: 1. The goals of federal election reform; title: II. The federal government and the federal election system; title: III. A democratic process that maintains an accurate list of citizens who are qualified to vote; title: IV. A democratic process that encourages every eligible voter to participate effectively; title: V. A democratic process that uses equipment that reliably clarifies and registers the voter's choices; title: VI. A democratic process that handles close elections in a forseeable and fair way; title: VII. A democratic process that reflects limited but responsible federal participation; title: Endnotes to the report; title: Additional statements; title: Organization; title: Appendix A. Contributors to the Commission's work; title: Appendix B. The Michigan Qualified Voter File : a brief introduction.; title: Task Force on the Federal Election System. Preface; title: Sizing up the problem; title: Voter registration; title: Statewide voter registration systems; title: Civic education programs; title: Early voting, unrestricted absentee voting, and voting by mail; title: Verification of identity; title: Provisional balloting; title: Disenfranchisement of felons; title: Uniform poll closing and reporting.; title: Task Force on Constitutional and Federal Election Law. Preface; title: Federal regulation of elections; title: What counts as a vote?; title: Recounts and contests; title: Congressional authority to regulate when votes can be counted.