The democracy index : why our election system is failing and how to fix it / Heather K. Gerken.
Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. In this lucid and lively book, Heather Gerken diagnoses what is wrong with our elections and pro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. In this lucid and lively book, Heather Gerken diagnoses what is wrong with our elections and proposes a radically new and simple solution: a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. A rough equivalent to the U.S. News and World Report ranking of colleges and universities, the Index would focus on problems that matter to all voters: How long does it t. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-171) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400829910 1400829917 1282158716 9781282158719 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |