Ballot Battles - Edward B. (Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law Foley - Bog

Perhaps the truest test of a nation's ability to govern itself democratically is its ability to count ballots fairly and accurately in competitive, high-stakes elections. Yet from the founding on, America's adherence to this ideal has been distinctly uneven. Edward Foley's Ballot Battles is a sweeping synthesis of the subject, tracing how election controversies evolved over time, from the 1780s to the present.