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Just elections : creating a fair electoral process in the United States
Title:
Just elections : creating a fair electoral process in the United States
Author:
Thompson, Dennis F. (Dennis Frank), 1940-
Publication Information:
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2002]

©2002
Physical Description:
xii, 262 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction. Electoral justice. Legitimacy ; Individual rights ; Fair competition ; Principles of electoral justice ; Deliberating about electoral justice -- [Pt.] I. Equal respect: why votes count. Casting votes ; Drawing districts ; Counting votes ; Conclusion -- [Pt.] II. Free choice: how voters decide. Selecting candidates ; Informing voters ; Financing campaigns ; Conclusions -- [Pt.] III. Popular sovereignty: who decides what votes count. Taking initiatives ; Deferring to state legislatures ; Empowering commissions ; Conclusion -- [Pt. IV.] Conclusion. Electoral deliberation. Justice and representation ; From principles to institutions ; Norms of electoral deliberation ; Forums of deliberation.
ISBN:
9780226797632
Format :
Book