LEADER 03521nam 22007093u 450 001 9910813780303321 005 20230721013743.0 010 $a0-8157-0147-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060748 035 $a(EBL)472683 035 $a(OCoLC)818852146 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000477712 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11320092 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000477712 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10513466 035 $a(PQKB)11542460 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472683 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060748 100 $a20130418d2008|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDemocracy in the States$b[electronic resource] $eExperiments in Election Reform 210 $aWashington $cBrookings Institution Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 225 1 $aBrookings Series on Election Administration and Reform 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-1337-1 327 $aFront Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; The Promise of Election Reform; Part One: Promoting Integrity; Election Administration and Voter Confidence; Poll Workers' Job Satisfaction and Confidence; Part Two: Promoting Participation; Vote Centers and Voter Turnout; Early Voting and Voter Turnout; Election Day Registration, Competition, and Voter Turnout; Direct Democracy, Engagement, and Voter Turnout; Part Three: Promoting Responsiveness; Term Limits and State Legislatures; Multimember Districts and State Legislatures; Legislative Redistricting 327 $aMultiple Parties and Ballot RegulationsDirect Democracy and Election and Ethics Laws; A Goal for Reform; From the Last Generation for Reform to the Next; References; Contributors; Index; Back Cover 330 $aDemocracy in the States offers a 21st century agenda for election reform in America based on lessons learned in the fifty states. Combining accessibility and rigor, leading scholars of U.S. politics and elections examine the impact of reforms intended to increase the integrity, fairness, and responsiveness of the electoral system. While some of these reforms focus on election administration, which has been the subject of much controversy since the 2000 presidential election, others seek more broadly to increase political participation and improve representation. For example, Paul Gronke (Reed 410 0$aBrookings Series on Election Administration and Reform 606 $aDemocracy --United States 606 $aElections --United States 606 $aVoting --United States 606 $aElections$zUnited States 606 $aVoting$zUnited States 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States 606 $aGovernment - U.S$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aPolitical Rights - U.S$2HILCC 615 4$aDemocracy --United States. 615 4$aElections --United States. 615 4$aVoting --United States. 615 0$aElections 615 0$aVoting 615 0$aDemocracy 615 7$aGovernment - U.S. 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aPolitical Rights - U.S. 676 $a324.60973 700 $aCain$b Bruce E$0949527 701 $aDonovan$b Todd$01711501 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813780303321 996 $aDemocracy in the States$94102839 997 $aUNINA