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Title Democracy in the states : experiments in election reform / Bruce E. Cain, Todd Donovan, and Caroline J. Tolbert, editors
Published Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 238 pages) : illustrations
Series Brookings Series on Election Administration and Reform
Brookings Series on Election Administration and Reform
Contents The promise of election reform / Caroline Tolbert, Todd Donovan, and Bruce E. Cain -- Election administration and voter confidence / Lonna Rae Atkeson and Kyle L. Saunders -- Poll workers' job satisfaction and confidence / Thad Hall, J. Quin Monson, and Kelly D. Patterson -- Vote centers and voter turnout / Eric Gonzalez Juenke and Julie Marie Shepherd -- Early voting and voter turnout / Paul Gronke, Eva Galanes-Rosenbaum, and Peter Miller -- Election day registration, competition, and voter turnout / Caroline Tolbert, Todd Donovan, Bridgett King, and Shaun Bowler -- Direct democracy, engagement, and voter turnout / Caroline Tolbert and Daniel C. Bowen -- Term limits and state legislatures / Thad Kousser -- Multimember districts and state legislatures / Christopher Cooper -- Legislative redistricting / Michael P. McDonald -- Multiple parties and ballot regulations / Barry C. Burden -- Direct democracy and election and ethics laws / Daniel A. Smith -- A goal for reform / Todd Donovan -- From the last generation of reform to the next / Bruce E. Cain
Summary "Offers a twenty-first-century agenda for election reform based on lessons learned in the fifty states. Examines the impact of reforms intended to increase the integrity, fairness, and responsiveness of the electoral system. Topics include the relationship between early voting and turnout, hurdles for third-party candidates, and strategies for redistricting reform"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Elections -- United States.
Voting -- United States
Democracy -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Democracy
Elections
Voting
Government - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government.
Political Rights - U.S.
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Cain, Bruce E
Donovan, Todd
Tolbert, Caroline J
LC no. 2008014076
ISBN 9780815713371
0815713371
9780815701477
0815701470