TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE .............................................................................. xii
CHAPTER ONE: OVERVIEW .............................................. 1
INTRODUCTION .................................................... 1
TYPES OF ELECTION CRIMES ........................... 2
1. Election Fraud .................................................... 2
2. Patronage Crimes ............................................... 3
3. Campaign Financing Crimes .............................. 4
4. Civil Rights Crimes ............................................ 5
FEDERAL JURISDICTION .................................... 5
ADVANTAGES OF FEDERAL
PROSECUTION ...................................................... 7
FEDERAL ROLE: PROSECUTION, NOT
INTERVENTION .................................................... 8
EVALUATING AN ELECTION FRAUD
ALLEGATION ...................................................... 10
INVESTIGATIVE CONSIDERATIONS IN
ELECTION FRAUD CASES ................................ 11
EVALUATING A CAMPAIGN FINANCING
ALLEGATION ...................................................... 12
INVESTIGATIVE CONSIDERATIONS IN
CAMPAIGN FINANCING CASES ...................... 14
CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................... 15
Consultation Requirements for Election Fraud
and Patronage Crimes ...................................... 16
2. Consultation Requirements for Campaign
Financing Crimes ............................................ 17
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