Canada’s Fair Elections Act risks disenfranchising voters and handing an advantage to wealthy candidates

Lenard, Patti Tamara (2014) Canada’s Fair Elections Act risks disenfranchising voters and handing an advantage to wealthy candidates. USApp-American Politics and Policy Blog (21 Mar 2014). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The Canadian government has proposed new legislation to reform electoral law in areas such as voter identification, fraud and campaign finance. The reforms have provoked a fierce reaction, with over 150 political scientists signing a letter of protest. In this post Patti Tamara Lenard summarises the proposals and explains why she and other experts believe they will undermine the integrity of elections in Canada.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States)
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2014 08:16
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:35
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57521

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