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1 online resource (ix, 308 pages) : including forms, tables |
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Parties and practical politics series |
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Part I. Introduction. The problem, the scope, and the method ; A brief history of the Presidential primary movement in the states -- Part II. State laws and their operation. The time of the Presidential primary ; Proposing candidates ; Election of delegates at large and election by districts ; Control of the action of the convention ; The form of the ballot and its importance ; Miscellaneous provisions. The open and the closed primary ; Preference votes for Vice-president ; Selection of Presidential electors and alternates ; The problem of the uninstructed delegation -- Part III. The effect of the primaries. Issues, technique and party organization. Issues and type of contest ; Technique ; Party organization ; Interest and expense ; The National convention, the state delegations, and the general political situation -- Part IV. Possible development of the Presidential primary. Is further control through state action possible? ; Proposals for a national Presidential primary ; The outlook for national action ; Conclusions -- Appendix. Appendix A. Calendar of Presidential primaries ; Appendix B. A digest of Presidential primary laws ; Appendix C. Statistical tables ; Appendix D. Some typical ballots -- Bibliography -- Sources of statistical material -- Index |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Online resource (HathiTrust, HeinOnline, viewed February 25, 2022) |
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Primaries.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election.
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Election law -- United States.
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Election law.
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Presidents -- Election.
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Primaries.
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United States.
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Electronic book
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