Behind the ballot box : a citizen's guide to voting systems / Douglas J. Amy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amy, Douglas J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elections.

Voting.

Representative government and representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 221 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Other Title:

Citizen's guide to voting systems

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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; F Blank Grid for Comparing Voting Systems; Glossary of Terms; Selected Bibliography; Additional Resources; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-207) and index.

ISBN:

9798400617362

9780313002458

0313002452

OCLC:

299572107