Synopses & Reviews
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.
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"Campaign and Election Reform examines the errors and innovations different countries have made, and is highly recommended for anyone who wants to better understand democracy." - Midwest Book Review
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"Campaign and Election Reform offers a solid overview of the topic with enough detail to be a good source for more extensive research; it is appropriate for a wide audience and recommended for high school, college, public, and special libraries." - ARBA
Synopsis
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.
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• Presents competing arguments for supporting limits on campaign spending and for viewing them as violations of the right of free speech
• Analyzes the disagreement between those who see increasing voter turnout as the key issue in election reform and those who point to potential vote fraud
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• Includes extensive quotations from reform advocates, along with excerpts from legislation and court cases related to changing campaign and election procedures
• Summaries of recent research on voter turnout provide a means of evaluating legislation intended to increase voter registration and turnout rates
Synopsis
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.