02836nam 22006254a 450 991045414060332120200520144314.01-282-71839-897866138229940-313-35126-0(CKB)1000000000707233(EBL)491908(OCoLC)247040004(SSID)ssj0000336339(PQKBManifestationID)11285774(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336339(PQKBWorkID)10281839(PQKB)11072666(MiAaPQ)EBC491908(Au-PeEL)EBL491908(CaPaEBR)ebr10271276(CaONFJC)MIL382299(EXLCZ)99100000000070723320080502d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCrisis at the polls[electronic resource] an electoral reform handbook /Robert M. Hardaway; foreword by Richard D. LammWestport, Conn. Greenwood Pressc20081 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-35125-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.The 2000 presidential election crisis -- State, national, and international crises -- The Electoral College debate -- The Electoral College : reform proposals -- Voter registration -- The voter identification dispute -- Provisional ballots -- Absentee ballots -- Redistricting -- Computerized voting systems.If free and fair elections are the heart of our prized democratic system of government, the integrity of our electoral system must be beyond question. Yet all too often, flaws in the administration of our elections have undermined public confidence in the results. This volume is virtually unique in focusing closely on the procedural problems of our electoral system, including those posed by the computerization of voting systems. The author analyzes events in the electoral history of the United States (and, tangentially, of certain other nations) to reveal the particular dynamics of democratic ElectionsUnited StatesElection lawUnited StatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesPresidentsUnited StatesElectionElectronic books.ElectionsElection lawRepresentative government and representationPresidentsElection.324.6/30973Hardaway Robert M.1946-893188MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454140603321Crisis at the polls1994936UNINA