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Crisis at the Polls
An Electoral Reform Handbook
Robert M. Hardaway
ISBN:
0-313-35125-2
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-35125-9
DOI:
DOI:10.1336/0313351252
232 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
8/30/2008
List Price:
$49.95
(
UK Sterling Price: £34.95
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Availability:
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Media Type:
Hardcover
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Trim Size:
7 x 10
Subjects:
Political Science
»
American Politics/Government
Political Science
»
Public Policy
Reviews:
Enhanced with a Chronology, a Glossary, and an extensively annotated bibliography of print and electronic materials for further study,
Crisis at the Polls
is a seminal work of meticulous scholarship and an invaluable acquisition for academic and community library Political Science and American History reference collections.
—Midwest Book Review/Internet Bookwatch
10/1/2008
"This timely examination of a crucial issue will serve students and general readers in high school, public, and academic libraries."
—Lawrence Looks at Books
11/1/2008
Description:
If free and fair elections are the heart of our prized democratic system of government, the integrity of our electoral system must be beyond question. Yet all too often, flaws in the administration of our elections have undermined public confidence in the results. This volume is virtually unique in focusing closely on the procedural problems of our electoral system, including those posed by the computerization of voting systems. The author analyzes events in the electoral history of the United States (and, tangentially, of certain other nations) to reveal the particular dynamics of democratic electoral systems that permit purportedly free and fair elections to subvert rather than express the public will.
Past electoral crises shedding light on our electoral deficiencies are chronicled in detail, allowing the author to diagnose systemic failures that can, he contends, be remedied in order to strengthen our democratic system. Chapters focus on current laws and procedures regarding voter registration, provisional ballots, absentee ballots, computerized voting systems, and the Electoral College. The author recommends specific reforms in all these areas that will safeguard our democratic heritage and ensure that the voice of the people is heard. The book presents often-complex material in lucid prose, illuminating issues vital to democracy.
Title Features:
Chronology
Glossary
Annotated bibliography of print and electronic materials for further study
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The 2000 Presidential Election Crisis
Chapter 2. State, National, and International Crises
Chapter 3. The Electoral College Debate
Chapter 4. The Electoral College: Reform Proposals
Chapter 5. Voter Registration
Chapter 6. The Voter Identification Dispute
Chapter 7. Provisional Ballots
Chapter 8. Absentee Ballots
Chapter 9. Redistricting
Chapter 10. Computerized Voting Systems
Conclusion
Appendix A. Key Election Laws
Appendix B. Electoral Votes by State
Appendix C. Computerized Voting System Companies
Appendix D. Table of Cases
Selected Bibliography
About the Author:
ROBERT M. HARDAWAY
is a Professor of Law at the University of Denver College of Law. A frequent contributor to national and major regional newspapers and occasional media commentator, he is also the author of
No Price Too High: Victimless Crimes and the Ninth Amendment
(Praeger, 2003) and
The Electoral College and the Constitution: The Case for Preserving Federalism
(Praeger 1994), among other works.
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