The history and politics of voting technology : in quest of integrity and public confidence / / by Roy G. Saltman

• Autore: Saltman Roy G
• 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
• 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 1950s 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.: 9910816942803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II