Acknowledgements This book is the brainchild of Violaine Autheman when she was at IFES. It was her idea that I should write this book based on the seminars I and my colleagues presented for IFES in Monrovia, Liberia. She was the primary editor of the first edition of the book, reading it, discussing it and making valuable suggestions as it grew into its full length. Nate Van Dusen was in charge of the African desk at IFES and saw to it that there were adequate time and support to prepare the case material for the seminars in Liberia which provided the foundation for this book. This would not be the book it is without the sharp eye and analytical thinking of IFES’s Lisa Kammerud. Lisa was the final editor of the first edition of this book, she conceived of the second edition, invited me to write it, and edited it with great skill and insight. Throughout the writing of both editions of The Resolution of Election Disputes, Rakesh Sharma provided the umbrella at IFES under which the book was written. For the many times I have been able to serve abroad as a consultant to IFES and for the opportunity to write this book, I thank Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the President of IFES, and Richard W. Soudriette, the past President of IFES. The ideas in this book were developed during the years I worked with at the U.S. Department of Justice and afterward with my friend Craig Donsanto, Director of the Election Crimes Branch of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section, and more recently with my friend Florida Circuit Court Judge Nikki Ann Clark. Craig and Nikki were of great help, too, in reading drafts of the book, sharing their reactions and offering their suggestions. Jill Van Buren, Supervisor of Elections, Benton County, Oregon, and Dick Smolka, the Editor of Election Administration Reports, were kind enough to read an early draft of the first edition of this book and give me their helpful and valuable comments. As always, I am indebted to my wife and family for their support. xv