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Election Law

Study Aids

Election Law in a Nutshell (Daniel P. Tokaji and Robert Yablon, 2024, available on campus or with an ASU West Academic account)
This Nutshell provides a succinct and thorough description of the law governing elections, the right to vote, and the political process in the United States. The topics addressed include “one person, one vote,” gerrymandering, minority voting rights, ballot access, voter identification, recounts, direct democracy, and campaign finance. 

Election Law Stories (Joshua A. Douglas and Eugene D. Mazo, 2016, available on campus or with an ASU West Academic account)
This title examines the most significant cases in election law, including the landmark decisions of Reynolds v. Sims, Bush v. Gore, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and Shelby County v. Holder. The volume's thirteen cases concern the right to vote, redistricting and gerrymandering, campaign finance, and election administration.

Examples & Explanations for Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, and Election Law, 2nd Edition (Richard L. Hasen, 2020)
This is an up-to-date, user-friendly, and clear student-oriented treatise tackling the complex subjects in this field, including statutory interpretation, lobbying, bribery, redistricting, campaign finance law, and voting rights. Also on Aspen Learning Library (available on campus or with an ASU Aspen Learning Library account).

Understanding Election Law and Voting Rights (Michael Dimino, et al., 2017)
This study aid in the Understanding series explains election-law doctrine while also introducing the theoretical concerns that underlie the debates about election policies.