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... ). ‘ Outsourcing Democracy: Redefining Public–Private Partnerships in Election Administration ’, Denver University Law Review , 88(1): 237–70. Darnolf, Staffan ( 2011 ). ‘ Assessing Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: A New Strategic Approach ’, Washington, DC, International Foundation...

... of presidential selection, especially direct election, would cause the nation. To begin, defenders of the electoral college charge that direct election of the president would encourage electoral fraud and vote recounts, sow national disharmony, and deny the president a mandate for governing. Most supporters...

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... of preferences; voter intimidations and vote buying violate the freedom to express those preferences; and electoral fraud and institutional biases negate the neutral management of elections. Rafael Correa approached the 2013 presidential election in a markedly different environment than that of the 2009...

...This chapter begins by describing the repertoire of electoral irregularities that occur during campaigns, at the moment of the vote, and at the time ballots are counted. These include vote-buying and electoral fraud. The chapter discusses both the heterogeneity in the types of resources...

...This chapter assesses reforms to combat electoral fraud. When counting ballots, presidents of polling places could undermine the results of an election by adding ballots to the urn, by subtracting ballots from it, or by replacing all the ballots. The chapter begins by documenting the incidence...

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...The contemporary era raises a series of red flags about electoral integrity in America. Problems include plummeting public trust, exacerbated by President Trump’s claims of massive electoral fraud. Confidence in the impartiality and reliability of information from the news media has eroded...