Campaign And Election Reform

Author : Glenn H. Utter,Ruth Ann Strickland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781598840704

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Campaign and Election Reform by Glenn H. Utter,Ruth Ann Strickland Pdf

This handbook provides a sweeping overview of U.S. campaign and election reform efforts, past and present, from the introduction of the secret ballot to touch-screen voting. Emphasizing the major electoral reforms since 2000, this second edition of Campaign and Election Reform investigates the development of the American electoral system from colonial times to the present. It chronicles efforts to expand suffrage, reform campaign financing, and prevent vote fraud, and traces the development of election technology from the paper ballot to the lever voting machine, from the punch-card ballot to the optical-scan and touch-screen systems. The book also explores alternative voting systems, such as preference voting and proportional representation, and compares the U.S. electoral process with the voting systems of selected European democracies. Campaign and Election Reform, Second Edition is essential reading for any citizen who wants to understand the U.S. electoral system, what's wrong with it, and how it might be fixed.

Author : Frederick J. Fletcher
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1550021141

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Media and Voters in Canadian Election Campaigns by Frederick J. Fletcher Pdf

Media And Voters In Canadian Election Campaigns

Author : Harry Henderson
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0816051364

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Campaign and Election Reform by Harry Henderson Pdf

Looks at campaign and election reform and legal issues on campaign fund raising, including the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 and the Bipartisan Compaign Reform Act of 2002, with a chronology and profiles of key figures.

Author : Shaun Bowler,Todd Donovan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199695409

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The Limits of Electoral Reform by Shaun Bowler,Todd Donovan Pdf

The Limits of Electoral Reform examines a variety of reforms, including campaign finance, direct democracy, legislative term limits, and changes to the electoral system itself. This study finds electoral reforms have limited, and in many cases, no effects. The findings here suggest there are hard limits to effects of electoral reform.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119522766

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Election Reform: Basic References by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities Pdf

Author : F. Leslie Seidle
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1550020986

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Interest Groups and Elections in Canada by F. Leslie Seidle Pdf

The two studies in Interest Groups and Elections in Canada explore the nature and influence of special interest groups. They consider different aspects of the question, "In the context of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, how can the laws intended to secure a fair electoral process be reconciled with freedom of expression?" Janet Hiebert reviews the limits on interest groups adopted in 1974 and amended in 1983, profiles the groups involved int he 1988 federal election, and discusses relevant legislation and jurisprudence in the provinces and abroad. She concludes that spending limits for parties and candidates will only be effective if there are also restrictions on independent expenditures during elections by groups and individuals. Brian Tanguay and Barry Kay assess the influence attributed to locally oriented interest groups, including by members of Parliament, and conclude that these organizations have less influence on the political process than is the popular view. The authors conclude that dissatisfaction is a key variable explaining the role of these interest groups and their activities during elections.

Author : David V. J. Bell,Frederick J. Fletcher,Canada. Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing
Publisher : Dundurn Group (CA)
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015028894692

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Reaching the Voter by David V. J. Bell,Frederick J. Fletcher,Canada. Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing Pdf

Author : Reuven Y. Hazan,Monique Leyenaar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317978916

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Understanding Electoral Reform by Reuven Y. Hazan,Monique Leyenaar Pdf

The field of elections and electoral systems, and particularly electoral reform, has exhibited tremendous growth and cross-national appeal over the last two decades. However, beyond an increased knowledge of voting rules and their consequences for political representation, little attention has been devoted to the question of why electoral systems have recently undergone substantial change in several liberal democracies. This book addresses several new approaches to electoral reform. First, the scope of the study of electoral reform has been expanded. Second, contrary to previous studies of electoral reform, the conviction that the determinants of reform can be explained by one single approach has been replaced by a belief in a more comprehensive framework for analysis. Third, we move beyond political parties (acting in parliament and government) as the most significant source of electoral reform. Fourth, a focus on the determinants of electoral reform allows us to include motivations and objectives of electoral reform. A final advancement in the study of electoral reform is the inclusion of countries other than ‘established’ democracies. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.

Author : Larry M. Bartels,Lynn Vavreck,Lynn Vavreck Lewis
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472067312

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Campaign Reform by Larry M. Bartels,Lynn Vavreck,Lynn Vavreck Lewis Pdf

DIVOffers a critical but surprisingly optimistic view of the current state of American electoral politics through a focus on political campaigning /div

Author : Juliet Roper,Christina Holtz-Bacha,Gianpietro Mazzoleni
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0820461482

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The Politics of Representation by Juliet Roper,Christina Holtz-Bacha,Gianpietro Mazzoleni Pdf

As societies have become ever more complex, coupled with the increased power of the media, electoral campaigns have become a key focus of political communication research. In this important new book, an international team of experts critically examines issues of democratic representation in three culturally diverse nations whose governments are elected under systems of proportional representation - New Zealand, Germany, and Italy. The authors examine the power plays at work in the development and implementation of proportional representation in their respective countries and they consider the ways in which the electoral system has impacted election campaign strategies. The final chapter by Douglas Kellner (George F. Kellner Philosophy of Education Chair, Social Sciences and Comparative Education, UCLA) relates the issue to contemporary politics in the United States by using the 2000 U.S. presidential election to investigate the ways in which democracy is served, and disserved, by the electoral system.

Author : Michael J. Malbin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : 0742538702

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The Election After Reform by Michael J. Malbin Pdf

These groundbreaking studies, rich with data, include chapters on political parties, '527' committees and interest groups, television ads, the 'ground war, ' Congressional politics, and presidential campaigns. A must-read for its insightful and nuanced assessments of the effects of reform

Author : Robert K. Goidel,Donald August Gross,Todd G. Shields
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 0847688682

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Money Matters by Robert K. Goidel,Donald August Gross,Todd G. Shields Pdf

Methods of campaign financing have been controversial since George Washington first ran for office, and debates over campaign finance reform have raged just as long. Contemporary critics of reform often contend that it would decrease electoral competition, voter turnout, and the amount of information voters receive about candidates. Money Matters subjects these criticisms to careful, systemic analysis_using simulations, aggregate vote analyses, and individual-level data analyses based on House elections_and concludes that reform, with modest public subsidies and spending limits, would enhance rather than diminish the U.S. system of democratic governance. This timely book helps bridge the gap between quantitative academic research and applied progressive reform efforts. It will be of interest to scholars and students of political parties, the legislative process, campaigns and elections, political institutions, public policy, and political behavior and methodology.

Author : Robert G Boatright
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780472051441

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Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada by Robert G Boatright Pdf

Interest groups shape tactics in response to restrictions on campaign activities

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Elections
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : LOC:00184285411

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Federal Election Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration. Subcommittee on Elections Pdf

Author : Keith D. Ewing
Publisher : Oxford [England] ; Clarendon Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015025384234

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Money, Politics, and Law by Keith D. Ewing Pdf

Criticizing the electoral system is practically an American pastime. Are there any viable alternatives? Money, Politics, and Law is a study of electoral expenditure controls in Canada. Making frequent comparisons with the United States and Britain, it examines the background of electoral expenditure, the legislative control asserted on political parties, and the struggle arising from the potentially conflicting goals of equality enforced by fiscal control and the constitutional protection of liberty. This work will interest those involved with law and politics, as well as electoral law and civil liberties.