Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and PolicyVol. 6, No. 2 Original ArticlesThe Double-Edged Sword of Independence: Inoculating Electoral Reform Commissions Against Everyday PoliticsHeather K. GerkenHeather K. GerkenSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:9 May 2007https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2007.6204AboutSectionsView articleView PDFView PDF Plus ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail View articleFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByComparative Election Administration: A Legal Perspective on Electoral InstitutionsSSRN Electronic JournalSecond-Best Deliberative Democracy and Election Law Yasmin Dawood12 December 2013 | Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, Vol. 12, No. 4Process Failure and Transparency Reform in Local Redistricting Michael Halberstam16 December 2012 | Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, Vol. 11, No. 4Legal Ambiguity and Judicial Bias: Evidence from Electoral Corruption Trials in 19th-Century BritainSSRN Electronic JournalJudges as Political Regulators: Evidence and Options for Institutional ChangeSSRN Electronic JournalDemocracy and Electoral ProcessesSSRN Electronic Journal Volume 6Issue 2Jun 2007 InformationMary Ann Liebert, Inc.To cite this article:Heather K. Gerken.Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy.Jun 2007.184-201.http://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2007.6204Published in Volume: 6 Issue 2: May 9, 2007