The measure of American elections /
Policymaking in the realm of elections is too often grounded in anecdotes and opinions, rather than in good data and scientific research. To remedy this, The Measure of American Elections brings together a dozen leading scholars to examine the performance of elections across the United States, using...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in election law and democracy.
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| Summary: | Policymaking in the realm of elections is too often grounded in anecdotes and opinions, rather than in good data and scientific research. To remedy this, The Measure of American Elections brings together a dozen leading scholars to examine the performance of elections across the United States, using a data-driven perspective. This book represents a transformation in debates about election reform, away from partisan and ideological posturing, toward using scientific analysis to evaluate the conduct of contemporary elections. The authors harness the power of newly available data to document all aspects of election administration, ranging from the registration of voters to the counting of ballots. They demonstrate what can be learned from giving serious attention to data, measurement and objective analysis of American elections. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-345) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107066670 (hardback) 1107066670 (hardback) 9781107699915 (paperback) 1107699916 (paperback) |