Will Your Vote Count

Author : Douglas Jones,Barbara Simons
Publisher : Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Elections
ISBN : 1575866366

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Broken Ballots by Douglas Jones,Barbara Simons Pdf

For many of us, the presidential election of 2000 was a wake-up call. The controversy following the vote count led to demands for election reform. But the new voting systems that were subsequently introduced to the market have serious security flaws, and many are confusing and difficult to use. Moreover, legislation has not kept up with the constantly evolving voting technology, leaving little to no legal recourse when votes are improperly counted. How did we come to acquire the complex technology we now depend on to count votes? Douglas Jones and Barbara Simons probe this question, along with public policy and regulatory issues raised by our voting technologies. Broken Ballots is a thorough and incisive analysis of the current voting climate that approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. The authors examine the ways in which Americans vote today, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are. An important book for election administrators, political scientists, and students of government and technology policy, Broken Ballots is also a vital tool for any voting American.

Author : Herma Percy Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313364334

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Will Your Vote Count? by Herma Percy Ph.D. Pdf

Voters in a democratic society should have confidence in the electoral process. Yet, as Americans have witnessed in every election since 2000, voting-the basic act of citizenship—is under assault: technologically complex, subject to manipulation, and fiercely contested on many levels. Documenting the areas of collapse in the American electoral process, this book analyzes ongoing problems in the casting and counting of ballots, as well as new threats: future elections could be compromised by new voting machines that are unreliable, poorly programmed, and prone to tampering. At this critical moment for American democracy, the author issues a call for urgently needed reforms.

Author : Roy Brown
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595330058

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Daddy, When I Grow Up Will My Vote Count? by Roy Brown Pdf

We have to give up our rights to make it right. We have a second chance to make it right. Let us not dwell on the fact that we have had problems, they were not stumbling blocks but actually steppingstones. Reading Daddy, When I Grow Up Will My Vote Count? will allow you to put some issues behind you, and to reach that level, that you have been striving for. So that you can leave a mark that cannot be erased.

Author : Paul Kemp
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781770701427

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Does Your Vote Count? by Paul Kemp Pdf

As Canadians, we grow up believing that we live in a democracy. In school we are taught about the importance of exercising our right to vote, and that the politicians we elect to the House of Commons are there to be our representatives - to give voice to the concerns of their constituents and to give ordinary citizens a say in how the country is governed. Does Your Vote Count? demonstrates just how far Canadian government has strayed from this democratic ideal. Using excerpts from interviews with current and former politicians, civil servants, and academics, author Paul Kemp argues that, in many important ways, our vote does not count. In reality, only one person holds almost all of Ottawa's decision-making power: the prime minister. Backbench MPs, and even many Cabinet ministers, have little or no influence over government policy. Moreover, party discipline is so strictly enforced that MPs rarely express opinions or viewpoints that differ from the party line, either in House debates or in parliamentary committees. Perhaps most alarming, the ability of Parliament to scrutinize government spending has been severely limited. Does Your Vote Count? challenges us to take a closer, more critical look at how well our government and electoral system are serving us as Canadian citizens. We may still have the right to choose who sits in the House of Commons, but how meaningful is this right if the people we elect into office have been stripped of all power and influence?

Author : Paul R. Carr
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Critical pedagogy
ISBN : 1433108135

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Does Your Vote Count? by Paul R. Carr Pdf

"Paul R. Carr has produced a rich and impressive examination of the multiplicity of relationships among notions of democratic formation, critical pedagogy, human rights, anti-racism, and feminist, anti-colonial, political and cultural studies. Drawing from a deep well of intriguing and eclectic sources..., he moves with clarity and elan between the brood and the narrow, the general and the specific to capture the power of theory without sacrificing the nitty-gritty of concrete practice. A balance of possibilities rather than false dualisms will be found here. Does Your Vote Count? has become an essential contribution to my own work and teaching." ---Tom Wilson, Chapman University --Book Jacket.

Author : John Fund,Hans von Spakovsky
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781594036194

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Who's Counting? by John Fund,Hans von Spakovsky Pdf

The 2012 election will be one of the hardest-fought in U.S. history. It is also likely to be one of the closest, a fact that brings concerns about voter fraud and bureaucratic incompetence in the conduct of elections front and center. If we don't take notice, we could see another debacle like the Bush-Gore Florida recount of 2000 in which courts and lawyers intervened in what should have involved only voters. Who's Counting? will focus attention on many problems of our election system, ranging from voter fraud to a slipshod system of vote counting that noted political scientist Walter Dean Burnham calls “the most careless of the developed world.” In an effort to clean up our election laws, reduce fraud and increase public confidence in the integrity of the voting system, many states ranging from Georgia to Wisconsin have passed laws requiring a photo ID be shown at the polls and curbing the rampant use of absentee ballots, a tool of choice by fraudsters. The response from Obama allies has been to belittle the need for such laws and attack them as akin to the second coming of a racist tide in American life. In the summer of 2011, both Bill Clinton and DNC chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz preposterously claimed that such laws suppressed minority voters and represented a return to the era of Jim Crow. But voter fraud is a well-documented reality in American elections. Just this year, a sheriff and county clerk in West Virginia pleaded guilty to stuffing ballot boxes with fraudulent absentee ballots that changed the outcome of an election. In 2005, a state senate election in Tennessee was overturned because of voter fraud. The margin of victory? 13 votes. In 2008, the Minnesota senate race that provided the 60th vote needed to pass Obamacare was decided by a little over 300 votes. Almost 200 felons have already been convicted of voting illegally in that election and dozens of other prosecutions are still pending. Public confidence in the integrity of elections is at an all-time low. In the Cooperative Congressional Election Study of 2008, 62% of American voters thought that voter fraud was very common or somewhat common. Fear that elections are being stolen erodes the legitimacy of our government. That's why the vast majority of Americans support laws like Kansas's Secure and Fair Elections Act. A 2010 Rasmussen poll showed that 82% of Americans support photo ID laws. While Americans frequently demand observers and best practices in the elections of other countries, we are often blind to the need to scrutinize our own elections. We may pay the consequences in 2012 if a close election leads us into pitched partisan battles and court fights that will dwarf the Bush-Gore recount wars.

Author : Bindu Bhaskar Balaji
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 8186896104

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My Vote Counts by Bindu Bhaskar Balaji Pdf

With reference to India.

Author : Elections Canada
Publisher : Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000061501614

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A History of the Vote in Canada by Elections Canada Pdf

Cet ouvrage couvre la période qui va de 1758 à nos jours.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780309476478

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Securing the Vote by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Committee on the Future of Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology Pdf

During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Absentee voting
ISBN : OSU:32435078261732

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Voting Assistance Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : James A. Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Ballot
ISBN : PURD:32754077079972

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Provisional Balloting by James A. Palmer Pdf

Author : Henry M. Robert III,Daniel H. Honemann,Thomas J. Balch
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1541736699

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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition by Henry M. Robert III,Daniel H. Honemann,Thomas J. Balch Pdf

The only current authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure--now in a new updated edition Robert's Rules of Order is the recognized guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. This 12th edition is the only current manual to have been maintained and updated since 1876 under the continuing program established by General Henry M. Robert himself. As indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the acknowledged "gold standard" for meeting rules. New and enhanced features of this edition include: Section-based paragraph numbering to facilitate cross-references and e-book compatibility Expanded appendix of charts, tables, and lists Helpful summary explanations about postponing a motion, reconsidering a vote, making and enforcing points of order and appeals, and newly expanded procedures for filling blanks New provisions regarding debate on nominations, reopening nominations, and completing an election after its scheduled time Dozens more clarifications, additions, and refinements to improve the presentation of existing rules, incorporate new interpretations, and address common inquiries Coinciding with publication of the 12th edition, the authors of this manual have once again published an updated (3rd) edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, a simple and concise introductory guide cross-referenced to it.

Author : Gloria Shur Bilchik
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781642379549

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Election Insiders by Gloria Shur Bilchik Pdf

Election Insiders is an entertaining journey into the inner workings of voting, focusing on the people behind the scenes—the mapmakers, poll workers, warehouse crew, signature sleuths and others who do this democracy-defining work. In a lively, reader-friendly narrative, election workers at all levels share the ups, downs and unexpected challenges that make election day tick. Some of their stories are alarming, others are amusing, and many are reassuring. Bilchik’s thorough reporting encompasses more than a year of in-depth interviews and off-the-cuff conversations, examination of public documents, attendance at board meetings and equipment demonstrations, hands-on training, and live election day observations. The result is a one-of-a-kind glimpse into a backstage world that we voters usually don't see, but one that we all depend on to keep elections fair and secure.

Author : Gary W. Cox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521585279

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Making Votes Count by Gary W. Cox Pdf

Popular elections are at the heart of representative democracy. Thus, understanding the laws and practices that govern such elections is essential to understanding modern democracy. In this book, Cox views electoral laws as posing a variety of coordination problems that political forces must solve. Coordination problems - and with them the necessity of negotiating withdrawals, strategic voting, and other species of strategic coordination - arise in all electoral systems. This book employs a unified game-theoretic model to study strategic coordination worldwide and that relies primarily on constituency-level rather than national aggregate data in testing theoretical propositions about the effects of electoral laws. This book also considers not just what happens when political forces succeed in solving the coordination problems inherent in the electoral system they face but also what happens when they fail.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Political participation
ISBN : MINN:30000010443368

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Your Vote by Anonim Pdf