Law Review Articles

Death by a Thousand Signatures: The Rise of Restrictive Ballot Access Laws and the Decline of Electoral Competition in the United States, by Oliver Hall, Seattle University Law Review (Winter 2005).

A Second Look at Third Parties: Correcting the Supreme Court's Understanding of Elections, by Dmitri Evseev, Boston University Law Review (Volume 85).

Ballot Fees as Impermissible Qualifications for Federal Office, by Mark R. Brown, American University Law Review (Vol. 54, No. 5, June 2005).

Links

Ballot Access News: comprehensive newsletter documenting ongoing legal challenges to ballot access laws and related issues. Published by ballot access legal expert Richard Winger. Visit www.ballot-access.org.

The Brennan Center: litigation and advocacy group at New York University founded as an ongoing tribute to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. The Brennan Center's Democracy Project works on campaign finance, voting rights and related issues. Visit www.brennancenter.org.

Campaign Finance Institute: nonpartisan nonprofit institute affiliated with the George Washington University that conducts objective research and education, empanels task forces and makes recommendations for policy change in the field of campaign finance. Visit www.cfinst.org.

Center for Responsive Politics: organization dedicated to tracking the influence of money in politics provides comprehensive database of donors and candidates. Visit www.opensecrets.org.

Center for Public Integrity: independent investigative journalism organization produces reports and analysis in an effort to make institutional power transparent and accountable. Visit www.publicintegrity.org.

Common Cause: nonpartisan nonprofit advocacy organization founded as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their leaders accountable to the public interest. Visit www.commoncause.org.

Election Reform Project: joint program of the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute focusing on voting rights and related issues. Visit www.electionreformproject.org.

FairVote: organization dedicated to promoting voter turnout, fair representation, inclusive policy and meaningful choices. Visit www.fairvote.org.

National Voting Rights Institute: litigation and advocacy group dedicated to improving access to the political process for all, regardless of economic or social status. Visit www.nvri.org.

Open Debates: organization dedicated to opening the presidential debates to minor party and independent candidates. Visit www.opendebates.org.

Reform Institute: organization dedicated to a variety of electoral reforms, including campaign finance, reapportionment and ballot access. Visit www.reforminstitute.org.

U.S. PIRG: organization dedicated to making government more democratic and accountable to the people. Visit www.uspirg.org.