March 15, 2002

Political-Science Course Uses the 2000 Election as a Case Study in Electoral Reform

The ballots from the 2000 presidential election have been counted -- and recounted -- and most people have moved on. But a group of students in a political-science course at the University of Richmond is still scrutinizing pregnant chads, voting machines, and the laws that govern the U.S. electoral system.

"Politics of Electoral Reform" uses the hotly contested election as a case study for examining electoral reform. The course, taught by Dan Palazzolo, an associate