Author: Shaun Bowler
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814209172
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Questions of minority representation have long plagued the U.S. voting systems. The standard election often leaves political, racial, or ethnic minorities with little chance of being represented. Race-conscious districting remains the primary policy tool used for providing representation of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States--and it continues to generate tremendous conflict. Can alternatives to race-conscious, single-member districts offer benefits that extend beyond simply providing descriptive representations of minorities? This study examines one such "semi-proportional" representation election system: Cumulative Voting (CV). For over a decade, scores of local U.S. governments have been elected by Cumulative Voting. This provides us with the ability to examine the effects of CV elections over time. Moreover, the use of CV in the United States allows us to compare politics in places that adopted CV to highly similar places that did not. Electoral Reform and Minority Representation shares evidence that CV elections can produce minority representation that matches levels generated with the drawing of race-conscious "majority-minority" districting. It also offers evidence that the quality of democratic processes in CV communities is in several ways higher that those under districts. Given America's growing racial and ethnic diversity, and given successful legal challenges that limit the use of race-conscious districting Electoral Reform and Minority Representation suggests that Cumulative Voting may be a better way to achieve minority representation in U.S. politics.
Electoral Reform and Minority Representation
Author: Shaun Bowler
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814209172
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Questions of minority representation have long plagued the U.S. voting systems. The standard election often leaves political, racial, or ethnic minorities with little chance of being represented. Race-conscious districting remains the primary policy tool used for providing representation of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States--and it continues to generate tremendous conflict. Can alternatives to race-conscious, single-member districts offer benefits that extend beyond simply providing descriptive representations of minorities? This study examines one such "semi-proportional" representation election system: Cumulative Voting (CV). For over a decade, scores of local U.S. governments have been elected by Cumulative Voting. This provides us with the ability to examine the effects of CV elections over time. Moreover, the use of CV in the United States allows us to compare politics in places that adopted CV to highly similar places that did not. Electoral Reform and Minority Representation shares evidence that CV elections can produce minority representation that matches levels generated with the drawing of race-conscious "majority-minority" districting. It also offers evidence that the quality of democratic processes in CV communities is in several ways higher that those under districts. Given America's growing racial and ethnic diversity, and given successful legal challenges that limit the use of race-conscious districting Electoral Reform and Minority Representation suggests that Cumulative Voting may be a better way to achieve minority representation in U.S. politics.
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814209172
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Questions of minority representation have long plagued the U.S. voting systems. The standard election often leaves political, racial, or ethnic minorities with little chance of being represented. Race-conscious districting remains the primary policy tool used for providing representation of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States--and it continues to generate tremendous conflict. Can alternatives to race-conscious, single-member districts offer benefits that extend beyond simply providing descriptive representations of minorities? This study examines one such "semi-proportional" representation election system: Cumulative Voting (CV). For over a decade, scores of local U.S. governments have been elected by Cumulative Voting. This provides us with the ability to examine the effects of CV elections over time. Moreover, the use of CV in the United States allows us to compare politics in places that adopted CV to highly similar places that did not. Electoral Reform and Minority Representation shares evidence that CV elections can produce minority representation that matches levels generated with the drawing of race-conscious "majority-minority" districting. It also offers evidence that the quality of democratic processes in CV communities is in several ways higher that those under districts. Given America's growing racial and ethnic diversity, and given successful legal challenges that limit the use of race-conscious districting Electoral Reform and Minority Representation suggests that Cumulative Voting may be a better way to achieve minority representation in U.S. politics.
Fair and Effective Representation?
Author: Mark E. Rush
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847692125
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Two experts on political representation, voting rights, and the election process debate the most pertinent issues of electoral reform and assess them in the context of the Founders' vision of representation and minority rights. Mark E. Rush and Richard L. Engstrom discuss the promises and pitfalls of electoral reform--specifically, the merits of converting from the traditional single-member district to some form of proportional representation. The authors examine the shortcomings of the existing methods of elections (such as gerrymandering, low turnout, voter apathy, and underrepresentation of minorities and women), debate the merits of converting to proportional representation, ask whether it would address the imperfections of the current system, and investigate the extent to which proportional representation adheres to the Founders' (particularly Madison's) plan for representation. With an introduction by esteemed political scientist Bruce E. Cain, this is an essential text for courses in voting rights and behavior, elections, and American political thought.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847692125
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Two experts on political representation, voting rights, and the election process debate the most pertinent issues of electoral reform and assess them in the context of the Founders' vision of representation and minority rights. Mark E. Rush and Richard L. Engstrom discuss the promises and pitfalls of electoral reform--specifically, the merits of converting from the traditional single-member district to some form of proportional representation. The authors examine the shortcomings of the existing methods of elections (such as gerrymandering, low turnout, voter apathy, and underrepresentation of minorities and women), debate the merits of converting to proportional representation, ask whether it would address the imperfections of the current system, and investigate the extent to which proportional representation adheres to the Founders' (particularly Madison's) plan for representation. With an introduction by esteemed political scientist Bruce E. Cain, this is an essential text for courses in voting rights and behavior, elections, and American political thought.
A Right to Representation
Author: Kathleen L. Barber
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814208540
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"From this practice stems the endemic underrepresentation of minorities in our political life. Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act has led to increased minority electoral success, but the strategy most commonly used - creation of majority-minority districts - has come under attack in the Supreme Court.".
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814208540
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"From this practice stems the endemic underrepresentation of minorities in our political life. Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act has led to increased minority electoral success, but the strategy most commonly used - creation of majority-minority districts - has come under attack in the Supreme Court.".
Political Reform by the Representation of Minorities
Author: Matthias Nace Forney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Political Reform by the Representation of Minorities
Proportional Representation and Election Reform in Ohio
Author: Kathleen L. Barber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Although some think of proportional representation as an untried option, there were at one time twenty-two cities in the United States using proportional representation to elect their councils. Little is known about the experience of these cities, and this book seeks to fill that historical gap.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Although some think of proportional representation as an untried option, there were at one time twenty-two cities in the United States using proportional representation to elect their councils. Little is known about the experience of these cities, and this book seeks to fill that historical gap.
Urban Electoral Reform
Author: Joyce J. Green
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Columbia (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Columbia (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Proportional Representation;
Author: Charles Rollin Buckalew
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Minority or Proportional Representation
Author: Salem Dutcher
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336816791X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336816791X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
Minority Representation in Stock Companies
Author: Minnesota Electoral Reform Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporate governance
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporate governance
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description