Oregon Blue Book
Author : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 25,81 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Oregon
ISBN :
Author : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 25,81 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Oregon
ISBN :
Author : Roger L. Kemp
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 17,21 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780786405671
Traditional local election methods--district, at-large, and hybrid approaches--are changing. There is a movement toward election reform. The purpose of Local Government Elections is to sort through and make sense of the various, sometimes complex, election system options at the local level. The book provides an introduction to local election practices and a review of traditional election methods. Also addressed are the issues, potential solutions, future trends and implications regarding local government elections. In addition, two appendices detail the National Civic League's suggested election guidelines for both city and county governments. While most published works on election practices focus on the federal and state levels of government, Local Government Elections is one of the few that deals solely with the city and county units of government. Complete details are given for such practices as the ward system, at-large plurality system, combined system, limited voting, cumulative voting, proportional representation, and alternative voting, and their myriad variations.
Author : Zoltan Hajnal
Publisher : Public Policy Instit. of CA
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 30,43 MB
Release : 2001
Category : California
ISBN : 1582130337
Author : Deborah Anne Ewing
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Elections
ISBN :
Author : J. Eric Oliver
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 11,40 MB
Release : 2012-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1400842549
Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanations for how people vote in local elections, particularly in the smaller cities, towns, and suburbs where most Americans live. Drawing on a wide variety of data sources and case studies, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that current explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for most local contests, Eric Oliver puts forward a new theory that highlights the crucial differences between local, state, and national democracies. Being small in size, limited in power, and largely unbiased in distributing their resources, local governments are "managerial democracies" with a distinct style of electoral politics. Instead of hinging on the partisanship, ideology, and group appeals that define national and state elections, local elections are based on the custodial performance of civic-oriented leaders and on their personal connections to voters with similarly deep community ties. Explaining not only the dynamics of local elections, Oliver's findings also upend many long-held assumptions about community power and local governance, including the importance of voter turnout and the possibilities for grassroots political change.
Author : William Lockley Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
This book, the most elaborate survey of its kind ever carried out in Britain, examines the controversy surrounding the political and electoral basis for local government. Drawing on extensive interviews with 1100 electors in November 1985 and follow-up interviews with 745 of them just after the local elections of 1986, Miller documents the many factors influencing voter participation and choice in local elections, and their implications for the continued existence of elective local democracy.
Author : Lawrence Grey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 27,68 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Campaign management
ISBN : 0871318784
"This is the most practical, most detailed handbook ever published on the techniques and approaches you need to run a successful campaign for any local office." "More of a "must-do" book than a how-to book, How to Win a Local Election guides readers through the campaign process detailing what they need to accomplish along the way in order to be victorious."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Nic Cheeseman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 2024-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300280831
An engrossing analysis of the pseudo-democratic methods employed by despots around the world to retain control Contrary to what is commonly believed, authoritarian leaders who agree to hold elections are generally able to remain in power longer than autocrats who refuse to allow the populace to vote. In this engaging and provocative book, Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas expose the limitations of national elections as a means of promoting democratization, and reveal the six essential strategies that dictators use to undermine the electoral process in order to guarantee victory for themselves. Based on their firsthand experiences as election watchers and their hundreds of interviews with presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, election officials, and conspirators, Cheeseman and Klaas document instances of election rigging from Argentina to Zimbabwe, including notable examples from Brazil, India, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States—touching on the 2016 election. This eye-opening study offers a sobering overview of corrupted professional politics, while providing fertile intellectual ground for the development of new solutions for protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion.
Author : Charles Knight & Co
Publisher : Knight Publishing Company
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 12,57 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Law
ISBN :
Author : City Of Boston
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,67 MB
Release : 2017-09-08
Category :
ISBN : 9781389647642
Today, Boston is in a uniquely powerful position to make our city more affordable, equitable, connected, and resilient. We will seize this moment to guide our growth to support our dynamic economy, connect more residents to opportunity, create vibrant neighborhoods, and continue our legacy as a thriving waterfront city.Mayor Martin J. Walsh's Imagine Boston 2030 is the first citywide plan in more than 50 years. This vision was shaped by more than 15,000 Boston voices.