ELECTIONS: The Scope of Congressional Authority in Election Administration

Abstract

Events surrounding the last presidential election have led to intense national interest in voting processes and the administration of elections. As part of the broad congressional interest in this issue, we received a joint inquiry from Senator Trent Lott, Republican Leader; Senator Tom Daschle, Democratic Leader; Senator Mitch McConnell, Chairman, and Senator Christopher Dodd, Ranking Member, of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. The Senators asked that we review the current federal role, and limitations thereof, in the administration of elections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387534

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Law
  • Congress
  • District Of Columbia
  • Elections
  • Electronic Mail
  • English Language
  • Governments
  • Language
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • New York
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • State Law
  • Supreme Court
  • United States
  • Voting Rights

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution