Assesses fundamental flaws in the American electoral system, looking at how a minor "spoiler" candidate can affect the election, and proposes a simple but fair solution designed to transform the electoral system.
... 106 of a voter, 105 Weighted voting system, 105 Willcox, Walter, 207 Winning coalition, 106 minimal, 106 World's Sexiest Man contest, 60 World's Wittiest Woman contest, 63 Young, Peyton, 209 Zwicker, William, 114 226 INDEX.
Since Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem after the 1967 war, the vast majority of Palestinian residents of the city have boycotted participation in municipal elections to avoid legitimating Israeli rule.
In Numbers Rule, George Szpiro tells the amazing story of the search for the fairest way of voting, deftly blending history, biography, and political skullduggery. Everyone interested in our too-fallible elections should read this book.
An intriguing feature of this game is that every ordered pair (x, 100 −x) for A and B, respectively, where 0 ≤x≤100—as well as (100, 100)—is a Nash equilibrium, whereby neither player has an incentive to depart unilaterally from such ...
Based on Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s investigative reporting for Rolling Stone and BBC television, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps might be the most important book published this year- ...
Looking beyond new voting machines and other quick fixes for our electoral predicament, this new edition of Real Choices/New Voices offers a timely and imaginative way out of the frustrations of our current system of choosing leaders.
An insider's account of the Republican election machine reveals the practices of libel, spin, and misrepresentation that have affected campaign outcomes throughout the past decade, and traces how the author landed in federal prison for ...
A city council election decided by only four votes was overturned and a new election held after it was determined that five individuals who did not actually live in Vernon had falsely registered as residents of the city and had voted in ...
The president of a nonpartisan law and policy institute at NYU describes the fight for the right to vote and the historical, and ongoing efforts by some lawmakers to make voting difficult for the elderly, the poor, and the young.
In The Selfie Vote, Anderson, a pollster and political consultant, examines how these hot-topic trends are influencing the way America votes.