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The George Washington University Law School
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6 September, 2007

Spencer A. Overton

Spencer Overton is Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School, and he specializes the law of democracy. Professor Overton's academic articles on election law have appeared in several leading law journals, and his book "Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression" was recently published and released by W.W. Norton. He was also a commissioner on the Jimmy Carter-James Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform as well as the Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling. Professor Overton currently serves on the boards of Common Cause, Demos, and the American Constitution Society. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Jamestown Project at Yale, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to articulating new ideas for enriching American democracy. He co-founded the weblog blackprof.com with GW Law Professor Paul Butler, and regularly blogs at techpresident.com. Professor Overton is currently writing a book on next generation politics.

 

STEALING DEMOCRACY:
THE NEW POLITICS OF VOTER SUPPRESSION


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