Routledge Handbook of Election Law

Governments need rules, institutions, and processes to translate the  will of the people into functioning democracies. Election laws are the  rules that make that happen. Yet across the world various countries have  crafted different rules regarding how elections are conducted, who gets  to vote, who is allowed to run for office, what role political parties  have, and what place money has in the financing of campaigns and  candidates. The Routledge Handbook of Election Law is the first major  cross-national comparative reference book surveying the electoral  practices and law of the major and emerging democracies across the  world. It brings together the leading international scholars on election  law and democracy, examining specific issues, topics, or the regions of  the world when it comes to rules, institutions, and processes regarding  how they run their elections. The result is a rich volume of research  furthering the legal and political science knowledge about democracies  and the challenges they face. Scholars interested in election law and  democracy, as well as election officials, will find the Routledge  Handbook of Election Law an essential reference book.