The Election Law Connection and U.S. Federalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7364387 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsten Nussbaumer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 392-427 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pjt023 |
| OpenAlex | W2077457333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
A democratic federation's character may be importantly determined by the particular character of its electoral federalism. For the United States, "political safeguards" theorists provided foundational insights into the implications of interdependencies between state and federal officials, but were too casual in their remarks about election law as a de minimis contribution to federalism. In fact, the constitutional default of state legislative control over congressional redistricting and most other procedural election law has created powerful incentives for federal deference to state officials. This dependency may have created a tendency to respect the institutional prerogatives of state governments, though the relationship is dynamic and contingent, interacting with other factors such as the prevalence of divided party government at the national and state levels. Copyright 2013, Oxford University Press
Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Election law · Federal law · Federalism · Government (linguistics · Incentive · Law and economics · Legislation · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Political Systems and Governance · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2016 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |