Oregon Blue Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Oregon Blue Book write by Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State. This book was released on 1895. Oregon Blue Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Our Broken Elections
Our Broken Elections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Our Broken Elections write by John Fund. This book was released on 2021-11-02. Our Broken Elections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Behind the deeply contentious 2020 election stands a real story of a broken election process. Election fraud that alters election outcomes and dilutes legitimate votes occurs all too often, as is the bungling of election bureaucrats. Our election process is full of vulnerabilities that can be — and are — taken advantage of, raising questions about, and damaging public confidence in, the legitimacy of the outcome of elections. This book explores the reality of the fraud and bureaucratic errors and mistakes that should concern all Americans and offers recommendations and solutions to fix those problems.
Against Elections
Against Elections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Against Elections write by David Van Reybrouck. This book was released on 2018-04-17. Against Elections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A small book with great weight and urgency to it, this is both a history of democracy and a clarion call for change. "Without drastic adjustment, this system cannot last much longer," writes Van Reybrouck, regarded today as one of Europe's most astute thinkers. "If you look at the decline in voter turnout and party membership, and at the way politicians are held in contempt, if you look at how difficult it is to form governments, how little they can do and how harshly they are punished for it, if you look at how quickly populism, technocracy and anti-parliamentarianism are rising, if you look at how more and more citizens are longing for participation and how quickly that desire can tip over into frustration, then you realize we are up to our necks." Not so very long ago, the great battles of democracy were fought for the right to vote. Now, Van Reybrouck writes, "it's all about the right to speak, but in essence it's the same battle, the battle for political emancipation and for democratic participation. We must decolonize democracy. We must democratize democracy." As history, Van Reybrouck makes the compelling argument that modern democracy was designed as much to preserve the rights of the powerful and keep the masses in line, as to give the populace a voice. As change-agent, Against Elections makes the argument that there are forms of government, what he terms sortitive or deliberative democracy, that are beginning to be practiced around the world, and can be the remedy we seek. In Iceland, for example, deliberative democracy was used to write the new constitution. A group of people were chosen by lot, educated in the subject at hand, and then were able to decide what was best, arguably, far better than politicians would have. A fascinating, and workable idea has led to a timely book to remind us that our system of government is a flexible instrument, one that the people have the power to change.
Just Elections
Just Elections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Just Elections write by Dennis F. Thompson. This book was released on 2004-07-15. Just Elections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The 2000 election showed that the mechanics of voting such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson shows, even more fundamental issues must be addressed to insure that our electoral system is just. Thompson argues that three central democratic principles—equal respect, free choice, and popular sovereignty—underlie our electoral institutions, and should inform any assessment of the justice of elections. Although we may all endorse these principles in theory, Thompson shows that in practice we disagree about their meaning and application. He shows how they create conflicts among basic values across a broad spectrum of electoral controversies, from disagreements about term limits and primaries to disputes about recounts and presidential electors. To create a fair electoral system, Thompson argues, we must deliberate together about these principles and take greater control of the procedures that govern our elections. He demonstrates how applying the principles of justice to electoral practices can help us answer questions that our electoral system poses: Should race count in redistricting? Should the media call elections before the polls close? How should we limit the power of money in elections? Accessible and wide ranging, Just Elections masterfully weaves together the philosophical, legal, and political aspects of the electoral process. Anyone who wants to understand the deeper issues at stake in American elections and the consequences that follow them will need to read it. In answering these and other questions, Thompson examines the arguments that citizens and their representatives actually use in political forums, congressional debates and hearings, state legislative proceedings, and meetings of commissions and local councils. In addition, the book draws on a broad range of literature: democratic theory, including writings by Madison, Hamilton, and Tocqueville, and contemporary philosophers, as well as recent studies in political science, and work in election law.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 8TH EDITION
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 8TH EDITION - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 8TH EDITION write by Nelson W. Polsby. This book was released on 1991-10-07. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 8TH EDITION available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Analyzes political parties, candidates, primaries, conventions, delegates, campaigns, political finance, and voting.
