Political Competition and Electoral Fraud: A Latin American Case Study
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Fabrice Lehoucq, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This study aims to begin filling this void by drawing upon a rich documentary source--the petitions to nullify electoral results (demandas de nulidad)--from Costa Rica, a country noted for its long history of democratic government. The petitions contain a wealth of material about the frequency, nature, and geographical basis of accusations of electoral fraud. They were generally lodged by those with legal training and typically published by the daily government gazette (La Gaceta). They were one of the weapons most frequently used by the opposition to combat the prerogatives largely held by presidents until the mid-twentieth century, namely, the production of the electoral registry, the holding of elections, and the tally of the vote. They are valuable precisely because of their partisan origins: By virtue of what they say and do not say, they trace the frontier delimiting acceptable from unacceptable behavior.
Political Competition and Electoral Fraud: A Latin American Case Study
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Interdisciplinary History
- Language: English
- Date: 1999
- Keywords
- Elections, Political Science, Government Reform, Latin America, Electoral Fraud