@article {7231,
	title = {The Independent State Legislature Theory  {\textendash} the Underlying Ideas and the Threats},
	journal = {Krytyka Prawa. Niezale{\.z}ne Studia nad Prawem},
	volume = {15},
	year = {2023},
	month = {6/2023},
	pages = {294{\textendash}309},
	abstract = {This article discusses the independent state legislature theory, which has been the subject of interest of an ever-growing group of American constitutionalists in recent years. This theory deals primarily with state legislatures{\textquoteright} power {\textendash} derived directly from the US Constitution {\textendash} to regulate federal elections. According to its underlying premises, this fact results in the absence of any tools to control the law enacted in this area as to its compliance with a given state{\textquoteright}s constitution. Neither the electoral administration nor the state courts can interfere with these laws. They would therefore be subject to federal courts{\textquoteright} review only. However, the Supreme Court, in applying the political questions doctrine, has excluded many election law matters {\textendash} other than those concerning funding {\textendash} from its jurisdiction. As a result, such an important part of state law {\textendash} one concerning fundamental political rights {\textendash} would remain without any supervision inherent in modern democraci},
	issn = {2080-1084},
	doi = {10.7206/kp.2080-1084.608}
}
