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LEADER: 02433cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2008014076
003 DLC
005 20081016165623.0
008 080326s2008 dcua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008014076
020 $a9780815713364 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a9780815713371 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aJK1976$b.D46 2008
082 00 $a324.60973$222
245 00 $aDemocracy in the states :$bexperiments in election reform /$cBruce E. Cain, Todd Donovan, and Caroline J. Tolbert, editors.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2008.
300 $avii, p. 238 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aElections$zUnited States.
650 0 $aVoting$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDemocracy$zUnited States.
700 1 $aCain, Bruce E.
700 1 $aDonovan, Todd.
700 1 $aTolbert, Caroline J.