Behind the ballot box : a citizen's guide to voting systems / Douglas J. Amy.
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TextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 221 pages)Content type: - text
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- 0313002452
- 9780313002458
- 0275965856
- 9780275965853
- Citizen's guide to voting systems
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- JF1001 .A47 2000eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
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Preliminaries; Contents; 1 What Are Voting Systems and Why Are They Important; 2 Criteria for Evaluating Voting Systems; 3 Plurality Majority Voting Systems; 4 Proportional Representation Voting Systems; 5 Semiproportional Voting Systems; 6 Voting Systems for Single-Office Elections; 7 Making Your Final Choice; A Seat Allocation Formulas in Proportional Representation; B A Brief History of Proportional Representation in the United States; C Lesser Used Voting Systems; D Statutory Language for Choice Voting, Cumulative Voting, Instant Runoff Voting; E Transfer of Ballots in Choice Voting.
Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of different voting systems used in the USA and many other Western democracies, this text provides information and analytical tools needed to examine voting systems and their far-reaching political implications.
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