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200 10$aBehind the ballot box $ea citizen's guide to voting systems /$fDouglas J. Amy
205   $a1st ed.
210  1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2000.
210  2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024
215   $a1 online resource (xxii, 221 pages)
311   $a0-275-96585-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207) and index.
327   $aPreliminaries; 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 Author
330   $aExploring 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.
517 3 $aCitizen's guide to voting systems
606   $aElections
606   $aVoting
606   $aRepresentative government and representation
615  0$aElections.
615  0$aVoting.
615  0$aRepresentative government and representation.
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700   $aAmy$b Douglas J$01648760
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801  1$bDLC
801  2$bDLC
906   $aBOOK
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996   $aBehind the ballot box$93997151
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