02742nam 2200601 a 450 991082522780332120080506105840.0979-84-00-63393-51-282-71839-897866138229940-313-35126-010.5040/9798400633935(OCoLC)369149707(MiFhGG)GVRL2MFI(OCoLC)1228556602(DLC)BP9798400633935BC(CKB)1000000000707233(MiAaPQ)EBC491908(EXLCZ)99100000000070723320080502e20082024 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrCrisis at the polls an electoral reform handbook /Robert M. Hardaway; foreword by Richard D. Lamm1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2008.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (xxvi, 207 pages)Gale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.979-82-16-06813-6 0-313-35125-2 Includes bibliographical references 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 Election lawUnited StatesElectionsUnited StatesPresidentsUnited StatesElectionRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesElection lawElectionsPresidentsElection.Representative government and representation324.6/30973Hardaway Robert M.1946-1477098DLCDLCBOOK9910825227803321Crisis at the polls4076906UNINA