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Elections and Election Law

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Books and Book Chapters

"Term Limits," Chapter 8, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Campaign Finance," Chapter 9, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Limited Government and the Rule of Law," Chapter 2 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

"Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature," Chapter 9 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 107th Congress.

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Cato Studies

"The DISCLOSE Act, Deliberation, and the First Amendment," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 664, June 25, 2010

"The Libertarian Vote in the Age of Obama," by David Kirby and David Boaz, Policy Analysis no. 658, January 21, 2010

"Broadcast Localism and the Lessons of the Fairness Doctrine," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 639, May 27, 2009

"A Critique of the National Popular Vote," by John Samples, Policy Analysis no. 622, October 13, 2008

"The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies," by Bryan Caplan, Policy Analysis no. 594, May 29, 2007

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Articles and Newsletters

"Shameless Powerlust," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2002.

"Corruption, Campaign Finance, and Term Limits," by James L. Buckley, Cato Policy Report, March/April 2000.

"A Survey, Critque, and New Defense of Term Limits," by Alexander Tabarrok, Cato Journal 14:2, 1994.

Opinion and Commentary

"Even a Creep like Edwards Gets the Benefit of the Law," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, April 16, 2012

"The Voting Rights Act Is Outmoded, Unworkable," by Ilya Shapiro, National Law Journal, February 27, 2012

"Meet the Parents of the Super PACs," by Edward H. Crane and David Keating, The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2012

""Wrong" Speech Is Also Free Speech: Citizens United at Two," by Trevor Burrus, Huffington Post, January 24, 2012

"Super PACs Enhance Democracy," by John Samples, US News and World Report, January 13, 2012

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Legal Briefs

Perry v. Perez, December 28, 2011 (PDF, 208 KB)

McComish v. Bennett, January 20, 2011 (PDF, 163 KB)

McComish v. Bennett, September 16, 2010 (PDF, 163 KB)

Doe v. Reed, March 4, 2010 (PDF, 255 KB)

Independence Institute v. Buescher, October 5, 2009 (PDF, 139 KB)

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Events

"The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents," April 25, 2012 [Book Forum]

"Citizens v. the Ruling Elite," April 20, 2012 [Policy Forum]

"The Ethics of Voting," July 21, 2011 [Book Forum]

"A Government Thumb on the Election Scale?," March 22, 2011 [Policy Forum]

"Don't Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards," November 3, 2010 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"A Look at H.R. 1826 and the Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns," by John Samples, Congressional Testimony, July 30, 2009.

"The Presidential System and Campaign Reform," by Roger Pilon, testimony before the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate, March 29, 2000. Broadcast on C-SPAN, March 29, 2000.

"Congressional Term Limits," by Edward H. Crane, before the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, United States Senate, January 25, 1995.




Multimedia

Media Highlights - Radio Robert A. Levy discusses campaign finance reform on The Bob Harden Show (May 23, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 10:46]

Media Highlights - TV Juan Carlos Hidalgo discusses the presidential election in the Dominican Republic on CNN en Español's Directo desde USA (May 21, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:29]

Events The Tea Party: Three Principles featuring Roger Pilon, Michael Barone, Elizabeth Price Foley and Doug Kendall (May 15, 2012) [Events, 01:31:10]

Events The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents featuring John Samples, David Kirby and Linda Killian (April 25, 2012) [Events, 52:17]

Cato Video Sean Trende on Democrats' Lost 2008 Majority (April 23, 2012) [Cato Video, 17:10]

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