The history and politics of voting technology [[electronic resource] ] : in quest of integrity and public confidence / / by Roy G. Saltman
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Saltman Roy G
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The history and politics of voting technology [[electronic resource] ] : in quest of integrity and public confidence / / by Roy G. Saltman
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2006. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 324.6/5/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Voting - United States - History |
| Voting - Technological innovations - United States - History | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. The 2000 presidential election in Florida : the family secret is exposed -- 2. From the revolution to the Civil War : consent of the governed and the election clause -- 3. The late nineteenth centaury : struggling with corruption and fraud -- 4. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries : mechanization and political reforms -- 5. The middle and late twentieth centaury : movements for equality, enfranchisement, and voting facilitation -- 6. The middle and late twentieth century : election administration and computing technology -- 7. The great awakening after Florida, through July 2005. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology in the USA, from voice to digital, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution of the Nineteenth-century and the early computer revolution of the 1950's and analyses the current day situation. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The history and politics of voting technology |
| ISBN: | 1-281-36797-4 |
| 9786611367978 | |
| 1-4039-7721-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451098203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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