02814oam 2200637 a 450 991097433330332120200520144314.097984006173629780313002458031300245210.5040/9798400617362(CKB)111056485428062(EBL)269084(OCoLC)299572107(SSID)ssj0000110057(PQKBManifestationID)11127731(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110057(PQKBWorkID)10059781(PQKB)10043181(OCoLC)43701691(DLC)BP9798400617362BC(MiAaPQ)EBC269084(Perlego)4204053(EXLCZ)9911105648542806220000315e20002024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBehind the ballot box a citizen's guide to voting systems /Douglas J. Amy1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2000.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (xxii, 221 pages)9780275965853 0275965856 Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207) and index.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; F Blank Grid for Comparing Voting Systems; Glossary of Terms; Selected Bibliography; Additional Resources; Index; About the AuthorExploring 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.Citizen's guide to voting systemsElectionsVotingRepresentative government and representationElections.Voting.Representative government and representation.324.6Amy Douglas J1810523DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910974333303321Behind the ballot box4361892UNINA