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The National Popular Vote (NPV) Initiative: Direct Election of the President by Interstate Compact

Description: This report monitors the National Popular Vote's (NPV) progress in the states. It includes sections that provide brief background on the electoral college, history of the National Popular Vote concept, more detail on the NPV initiative, pros and cons for the NPV, legal issues, and concluding observations.
Date: October 25, 2018
Creator: Neale, Thomas H. & Nolan, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Role in U.S. Campaigns and Elections: An Overview

Description: This report provides a resource for understanding the current campaigns and elections regulatory structure. It addresses those areas of law and public policy that most directly and routinely affect American campaigns and elections: campaign finance; election administration; election security; redistricting; qualifications and contested elections; and voting rights.
Date: September 4, 2018
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Computers and Political Campaigning

Description: This report is an annotated bibliography on computers in relation to political campaigning.
Date: April 1971
Creator: Chartrand, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Designation of Election Systems as Critical Infrastructure

Description: This report discusses the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designating the election infrastructure used in federal elections as a component of U.S. critical infrastructure. The designation was made in January 2017, in response to a series of cyberattacks that occurred on information systems of state and local election jurisdictions prior to the 2016 election. The report explains the concept of critical infrastructure and the implications of the designation.
Date: July 6, 2018
Creator: Fischer, Eric A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mexico's 2018 Elections

Description: This report discusses issues surrounding Mexico's 2018 elections -- particularly the presidential election -- including Mexico's political climate, electoral process, presidential candidates, and predicted outcome.
Date: June 27, 2018
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando & Gracia, Edward Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Regulating the U.S. Campaign Environment: Politics and Policy

Description: This report discusses current regulations governing election campaigns and potential new threats to campaigns that may require new regulations or policies.
Date: April 2, 2018
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Russians Indicted for Online Election Trolling

Description: This report discusses the indictment of three Russian companies and 13 Russian national by the Department of Justice for interference in the 2016 presidential election. The charges brought for each one are detailed along with the sentencing guidelines for the crimes.
Date: February 21, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Senate Vacancies: Contemporary Developments and Perspectives

Description: This report discusses the procedures for filling a vacant Senate seat and provides a brief description of the most recent Senate vacancies and the election proceedings used to fill the vacancies. Various legislative proposals to alter the procedures for filling Senate vacancies are also discussed.
Date: April 12, 2018
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Senate Vacancies: Contemporary Developments and Perspectives

Description: This report discusses senate vacancies created by a member resigning, dying, or transferring to another position as well as the the procedures to fill them.
Date: November 30, 2017
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections

Description: This report focuses on the institutions and procedures associated with the contemporary electoral college system. It opens by noting four rarely occurring electoral college eventualities that took place in connection with the 2016 presidential election. These included the election of a President and Vice President who received fewer popular votes than their major opponents; the actions of seven "faithless electors," who voted for candidates other than those to whom they were pledged; the split… more
Date: May 15, 2017
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How Can the Results of a Presidential Election Be Contested?

Description: This report discusses methods of contesting presidential election results on the basis of miscounts or fraud.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foreign Money and U.S. Elections

Description: This report provides an overview of the prohibitions on foreign money under federal campaign finance law.
Date: August 17, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foreign Money and U.S. Campaign Finance Policy

Description: This report discusses regulations forbidding the use of foreign money in U.S. election campaigns and various debates and recent actions surrounding enforcement of the rules.
Date: September 3, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electoral College Reform: Contemporary Issues for Congress

Description: This report provides a brief introduction to the electoral college system, its original intent, pros and cons of the system, recent criticisms, and proposals to reform or end the electoral college.
Date: October 6, 2017
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Electoral College: A Selected Bibliography

Description: This report provides a bibliography of resources related to the electoral college divided by resource type.
Date: April 30, 1970
Creator: Dwyer, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coordinated Party Expenditures in Federal Elections: An Overview

Description: This report examines campaign finance law in the context of political party committee expenditures. It discusses relevant Supreme Court precedent and recent legislative activity.
Date: August 15, 2016
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam & Whitaker, L. Paige
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Qualification of Minor and New Political Parties and Independent Candidates for a Place on the General Election Ballot: A Compilation of State Laws and an Introductory Analysis of Selected Court Decisions

Description: This report provides a listing of state laws governing the placing of independent candidates and candidates from minor or new political parties onto the ballot as well as discussing court decisions related to the subject.
Date: December 3, 1974
Creator: Thorton, Robert; Glass, Stuart; Yadlosky, Elizabeth; Durbin, Thomas M. & Ripy, Thomas B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Russia and the U.S. Presidential Election

Description: This report discusses a declassified report on Russian activities and intentions related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Date: January 17, 2017
Creator: Theohary, Catherine A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Organizations That Rate Members of Congress on their Voting Records

Description: From Summary: A number of groups currently compile and publish selected voting records of the Members of Congress based on issues of importance to each particular group. This is a list of these organizations, giving the name, address, telephone number, name of publication, focus of interest, and frequency of publication.
Date: December 18, 1978
Creator: Hays, Janet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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