Behind the Ballot Box A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems

Name: Behind the Ballot Box A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems
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ISBN: 9780275965860

ISBN-10: 0275965864

ISBN-13: 9780275965860

Edition: 2000

Authors: Douglas J. Amy

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Interest in voting systems and voting system reform is growing in the United States. Voting systems--the procedures by which we cast votes and elect our public officials--are a crucial part of the democratic election process. The decision to use one kind of voting system rather than another has far-reaching political consequences. Among other things, voting systems help to determine which officials are elected to run our governments, the variety of parties that voters have to choose from at the polls, whether political minorities can win any representation, and whether the majority will rule. Amy gives readers all the information and analytical tools needed to make intelligent choices among…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 9/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.49" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Douglas Amy is professor of politics at Mount Holyoke College. He lives in Northampton, MA.



Illustrations


Spotlights on the Debate


Preface


Introduction


Abbreviations



What Are Voting Systems and Why Are They Important?



Criteria for Evaluating Voting Systems



Plurality-Majority Voting Systems


Single-Member District Plurality


Two-Round System


Instant Runoff Voting


At-Large Voting


Combined At-Large and Single-Member District



Proportional Representation Voting Systems


Party List System


Mixed-Member System


Single Transferable Vote/Choice Voting



Semiproportional Voting Systems


Cumulative Voting


Limited Voting


Parallel Voting



Voting Systems for Single-Office Elections


Plurality Voting


Two-Round System


Instant Runoff Voting



Making Your Final Choice


Appendixes



Seat Allocation Formulas in Proportional Representation



A Brief History of Proportional Representation in the United States



Lesser-Used Voting Systems



Statutory Language for Choice Voting, Cumulative Voting, and Instant Runoff Voting



Transfer of Ballots in Choice Voting



Blank Grid for Comparing Voting Systems


Glossary of Terms


Selected Bibliography


Additional Resources


Index