Safeguarding Federal Elections from Possible Terrorist Attack : Issues and Options for Congress.

Discusses Constitutional authority and Federal and State laws regarding the emergency postponement of Federal elections in the event of disaster, terrorism, or other difficult circumstances; and reviews selected experiences with past elections in the U.S. and abroad. Examines Federal authority regar...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Disasters. Elections. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses Constitutional authority and Federal and State laws regarding the emergency postponement of Federal elections in the event of disaster, terrorism, or other difficult circumstances; and reviews selected experiences with past elections in the U.S. and abroad. Examines Federal authority regarding the security of polling places, Federal efforts aimed at election security, and options for Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.