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To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process

Report of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform
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In 2000 the American electoral system was tested by a political ordeal unlike any in living memory. Not since 1876-77 has the outcome of a nation's election remained so unsettled for so long. The election's recount conundrum shook the nation's faith in the mechanisms that support the democratic process. Led by former presidents Ford and Carter, the National Commission on Federal Reform undertook a study of the American electoral system. This is the resulting report, which describes where and what went wrong during the 2000 election, and makes clear and specific recommendations for reform, directed at state government, Congress, news organizations and others. This volume also includes the full text of the task force reports from the commission.
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States. Gerald R. Ford was the 38th President of the United States. Lloyd N. Cutler was a founding member of law firm Wilmer, Cutler, and Pickering. Robert H. Michel is a former House Minority Leader (R-IL). Philip D. Zelikow, associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, was formerly director of European security on the National Security Council.
"[The book's] 35 tables, each clearly constructed and lucidly presented, include some real gems, especially in detailing registration requirements and absentee voting procedures." -E.T. Jones, University of Missouri- St. Louis, Choice, 3/1/2003 |"This report makes fascinating reading for those with deep concerns about the state of the American electoral process. It provides useful data, clear summaries and recommendations and 'concurring' and 'dissenting' opinions as clues to philosophical divisions within the commission itself." -Niall Palmer, Brunel University, Political Studies Review
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