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UNINA9910451098203321 |
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Autore |
Saltman Roy G |
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Titolo |
The history and politics of voting technology [[electronic resource] ] : in quest of integrity and public confidence / / by Roy G. Saltman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-36797-4 |
9786611367978 |
1-4039-7721-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2006.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Voting - United States - History |
Voting - Technological innovations - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The 2000 presidential election in Florida : the family secret is exposed -- 2. From the revolution to the Civil War : consent of the governed and the election clause -- 3. The late nineteenth centaury : struggling with corruption and fraud -- 4. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : mechanization and political reforms -- 5. The middle and late twentieth centaury : movements for equality, enfranchisement, and voting facilitation -- 6. The middle and late twentieth century : election administration and computing technology -- 7. The great awakening after Florida, through July 2005. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology in the USA, from voice to digital, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution of the Nineteenth-century and the early computer revolution of the 1950's and analyses the current day situation. |
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