Difference between revisions of "Burson v. Freeman"
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| − | In '''Burson v. Freeman'', , 504 U.S. 191 (1992), the [[U.S. Supreme Court held that: | + | In '''Burson v. Freeman'', , 504 U.S. 191 (1992), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that: |
{{cquote|election fraud [is] successful precisely because [it is] difficult to detect.}} | {{cquote|election fraud [is] successful precisely because [it is] difficult to detect.}} | ||
''Id. '' at 208. | ''Id. '' at 208. | ||
Revision as of 00:21, December 10, 2020
In 'Burson v. Freeman, , 504 U.S. 191 (1992), the U.S. Supreme Court held that:
| “ | election fraud [is] successful precisely because [it is] difficult to detect. | ” |
Id. at 208.
The Court upheld a Tennessee law banning "the solicitation of votes and the display or distribution of campaign materials within 100 feet of the entrance to a polling place." The Court rejected a legal challenge based on the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
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