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Doug Chapin discusses the build-up of the conflict over redistricting in Minnesota.

Recent clashes bring to a head a long-simmering dispute over the federal government's proper role in election administration, said Doug Chapin, director of the Program for Excellence in Election Administration at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs in Minnesota. Even under the Help America Vote Act, state and local officials have remained largely in charge of running elections, both facilitating innovations and fueling controversies over inconsistent and sometimes spotty practices.

CQ Weekly
February 27, 2012

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