Election Law Manual

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Federal Regulation of State and Local Electoral Practices
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Federal Constitutional Considerations
  • Subchapter 3: Federal Statutory Considerations
  • Subchapter 4: Federalism Considerations
  • Subchapter 5: Conclusion
• Chapter 2: State Regulation of Candidacies And Candidate Ballot Access
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Ballot Access Qualification Requirements
  • Subchapter 3: Public Support Requirements
  • Subchapter 4: Miscellaneous Candidacy Regulations
  • Subchapter 5: Ballot Access Challenges
  • Subchapter 6: Candidate Removal or Substitution
  • Subchapter 7: Conclusion
• Chapter 3: State Regulations That Affect Political Parties
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: State Regulation of Political Parties
  • Subchapter 3: Selection of the Party Nominee
  • Subchapter 4: Party Ballot Access for the General Election
  • Subchapter 5: Conclusion
• Chapter 4: State Regulation of Ballot Measures
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: General Overview
  • Subchapter 3: State Regulation of Ballot Measures
  • Subchapter 4: Court Involvement in Ballot Measure Issues
  • Subchapter 5: Conclusion
• Chapter 5: State Regulation of Voters
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: State Regulation of Voter Eligibility
  • Subchapter 3: Voter Registration Processes
  • Subchapter 4: Challenges to State Regulation of the Right to Vote
  • Subchapter 5: Conclusion
• Chapter 6: Election Administration
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Ballot Creation
  • Subchapter 3: Absentee Voting
  • Subchapter 4: Election Observation
  • Subchapter 5: Polling Place Selection
  • Subchapter 6: Poll Workers
  • Subchapter 7: Voting Technology
  • Subchapter 8: Rescheduling an Election Due to Disaster
  • Subchapter 9: Conclusion
• Chapter 7: The Role of Courts on Election Day
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Election Day Remedies Sought
  • Subchapter 3: Special Considerations
  • Subchapter 4: Conclusion
• Chapter 8: Canvassing, Certification, and Recounts
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Canvassing
  • Subchapter 3: Certification
  • Subchapter 4: Recounts
  • Subchapter 5: Conclusion
• Chapter 9: Election Contests
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Who Hears Election Contests
  • Subchapter 3: Statutory Requirements
  • Subchapter 4: Contest Types
  • Subchapter 5: Evaluating Evidence in Election Contests
  • Subchapter 6: Contest Outcomes
  • Subchapter 7: Breaking Ties
  • Subchapter 8: Appeals
  • Subchapter 9: Conclusion
• Chapter 10: Statutes Of Limitations and Laches
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Statutes of Limitations
  • Subchapter 3: Laches
  • Subchapter 4: Conclusion
• Chapter 11: Extraordinary and Equitable Relief
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Extraordinary Writs
  • Subchapter 3: Equitable Relief
  • Subchapter 4: Declaratory Judgments
  • Subchapter 5: Conclusion
• Chapter 12: Special Considerations
  • Subchapter 1: Introduction
  • Subchapter 2: Pre-Argument Remedies
  • Subchapter 3: The Purcell Principle
  • Subchapter 4: Redistricting / Reapportionment Plans & Looming Elections
  • Subchapter 5: Independent State Legislature Theory
  • Subchapter 6: Immunity for Election Officials
  • Subchapter 7: Preclearance Mechanisms
  • Subchapter 8: Conclusion