Author: Leon Hiram Weaver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 106

View

Book Description

Author: Salem Dutcher
Publisher: New York, United States publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Proportional representation
Languages : en
Pages : 180

View

Book Description

Author: Clarence Gilbert Hoag
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Preferential ballot
Languages : en
Pages : 42

View

Book Description

Author: Salem Dutcher
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 336816791X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170

View

Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Author: C G. Hoag
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Preferential ballot
Languages : en
Pages : 44

View

Book Description

Author: Shaun Bowler
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814209172
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 180

View

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.

Author: Kathleen L. Barber
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814208540
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236

View

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.".

Author: Mark E. Rush
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847692125
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216

View

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.

Author: Blaine Free Moore
Publisher: Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 144

View

Book Description

Author: Blaine Free Moore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88

View

Book Description
Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing's books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing's titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.