Posts Tagged ‘Presidential Election’
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The Election Process
Originally published in SC Lawyer (September 2016) By Robert E. Tyson, Jr. Legal issues surrounding elections have grown immensely in the recent past. With social media creating more attention on the process and the specific candidates, the process for elections must be solid. In Anderson v. South Carolina Election Commission, the supreme court held, “Integrity […]
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Pending Voting Laws May Change the Face of the 2016 Presidential Election
By Rob Tyson Currently, there are a number of legal challenges to voting acts and practices enacted by a number of states. This National Public Radio article describes some of the major challenges currently pending in a number of states. The cases range from new requirements concerning voter identification to absentee voting and provisional ballots. […]