Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preliminaries; 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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Exploring 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.
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Ebook Library
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EBL269084
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Title
Behind the ballot box.
International Standard Book Number
0275965856
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Citizen's guide to voting systems
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Elections.
Representative government and representation.
Voting.
Elections.
Élections.
Modes de scrutin.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.