Crisis at the polls [[electronic resource] ] : an electoral reform handbook / / Robert M. Hardaway; foreword by Richard D. Lamm

• Autore: Hardaway Robert M. <1946->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.6/30973
• Soggetto topico: Elections - United States; Election law - United States; Representative government and representation - United States; Presidents - United States - Election
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Crisis at the polls
• ISBN: 1-282-71839-8; 9786613822994; 0-313-35126-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454140603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II