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11 Election L.J. 1 (2012)

handle is hein.journals/enlwjr11 and id is 1 raw text is: The Party Line: One Year and Counting Paul Gronke and Daniel P. Tokaji IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR since we officially took over as co-editors of the Election Law Journal. Dur- ing this period, we have endeavored to stay true to the Journal's core mission as the primary scholarly journal in the growing interdisciplinary field of election law, policy, and administration. At the same time, we have tried to anticipate developments that may warrant shifts in our content over time. As ELJ begins its second decade, readers will notice two significant changes: first, greater atten- tion to global developments in election law; and second, more special issues on featured topics. While neither is entirely new, both represent a somewhat different emphasis for ELJ Although ELJ featured a number of articles with international or comparative content in the past dec- ade, this has been primarily a journal of American election law and policy. In the Journal's first several years, there was certainly plenty to say about the U.S. alone, with passage of two landmark pieces of legislation in 2002-the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act and the Help America Vote Act-as well as the decennial redistricting and accompany- ing litigation. Given all this activity, ELJ quite appropriately concentrated on American election administration, redistricting, and campaign finance. But the past decade has witnessed another set of changes beyond our shores: what political scientists have variously called beyond or the end of the third wave of democratization that began in 1974 and is generally viewed as ending in 1990. The third wave was an exciting period of upheaval and change, while the post-third wave environment has been one of institutionalization, entrenchment, and, unfortunately, retreat in some cases. Nonethe- less, both our view of the field and the pattern of our submissions have shown a growth of interest in transnational election studies among both schol- ars and practitioners. As editors, we intend to encourage the growth of international and comparative work. Our next issue, for example, will feature a symposium on election law in India, the world's largest democracy. We hope that you, as readers, will continue to submit international and comparative election articles to the Journal-and encourage your friends and col- leagues to do the same. Second, we are planning special issues on fea- tured topics in the next several issues. This too is not entirely new: our predecessors Dan Lowenstein and Rick Hasen devoted several issues to featured policy debates and issue symposia. We plan to expand upon this model in the future, to strengthen the Journal's role not only as a scholarly publica- tion but also as one that helps shape public debate over law and policy. Our last volume included spe- cial issues on early and absentee voting (10:2) and the political activities of nonprofits after Citizens United (10:4). In addition to the special issue on In- dia's election laws, we are planning special issues devoted to redistricting and the 10th anniversary of HAVA in the coming year. We welcome and encourage your additional suggestions on topics deserving of special coverage in the Journal. The present issue reflects both the themes of inter- nationalization and real-world policy relevance. The first two articles deal with important issues in cam- paign finance. Michael Malbin, Peter Brusoe, and Brendan Glavin of the Campaign Finance Institute argue that the campaign finance system currently being used by the City of New York can serve as a model for the nation. The authors adroitly avoid the current heated debate over the constitutionality of campaign finance limits by proposing a positive 1 ELECTION LAW JOURNAL Volume 11, Number 1, 2012 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. DOI: 10.1089/elj.2011.11101 Editorial

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