A Minority Vote
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Three Cornered Constituencies And The Minority Vote
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language : en
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Release Date : 1883
Three Cornered Constituencies And The Minority Vote written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with categories.
Minority Representation And The Quest For Voting Equality
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Author : Bernard Grofman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1992
Minority Representation And The Quest For Voting Equality written by Bernard Grofman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
With the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, the right of minorities to register and vote was largely secured. It was soon discovered, however, that minority voting did not guarantee the election of minorities or minority-preferred candidates. Indeed, efforts by states and localities in the second half of the 1960s were aimed at denying any substantial minority representation to go along with the ability to cast ballots. Eventually congressional amendments to the Act along with the Supreme Court opinion in Thornburg v. Gingles (1986) have led to efforts to eliminate electoral laws that have the effect of diluting the minority vote, whether or not they were enacted with discriminatory intent. Controversy still surrounds the matter of minority representation, however, because of the ambiguity of certain aspects of the law and because of problems in applying it to the largely single-member district context of the 1990s. This book is the most up-to-date treatment of voting rights law and the numerous controversies surrounding minority representation. The authors have extensive, firsthand experience in both the legal battles and the scholarly examination of these issues. Based on this wealth of experience, they describe the development of the law after 1965, discuss in detail the prevailing Supreme Court interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, and examine discrepancies in federal court interpretations of subsequent actions. They also introduce the reader to technical procedures for establishing standards of representation and measuring discrimination. In the final two chapters, they consider the application of voting rights law to districting in the 1990s along with the implications of recent developments for the future of representation in America.
Storable Votes
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Author : Alessandra Casella
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2012-01-12
Storable Votes written by Alessandra Casella and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-12 with Business & Economics categories.
Storable votes allow the minority to win occasionally while treating every voter equally and increasing the efficiency of decision-making, without the need for external knowledge of voters' preferences. This book complements the theoretical discussion with several experiments, showing that the promise of the idea is borne out by the data: the outcomes of the experiments and the payoffs realized match very closely the predictions of the theory.
Controversies In Minority Voting
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Author : Bernard N. Grofman
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2011-01-01
Controversies In Minority Voting written by Bernard N. Grofman and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Political Science categories.
Widely regarded as one of the most successful pieces of modern legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has transformed the nature of minority participation and representation in the United States. But with success came controversy as some scholars claim the Act has outlived its usefulness or been subverted in its aim. This volume brings together leading scholars to offer a twenty-five year perspective on the consequences of this landmark act. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, stated that the right of U.S. citizens to vote "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or condition of previous servitude." The South, however, virtually ignored this right, disfranchising blacks through violence, intimidation, literacy tests, and poll taxes. The primary purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to break down these barriers to minority voting. Beginning with chapters covering the key provisions of the Act, the book discusses the way the Act has transformed American politics and looks at the role played by major civil rights groups in lobbying for extensions and amendments to it and in insuring that its provisions would be enforced.
Democracy Undone Systematic Minority Advantage In Competitive Vote Markets
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Author : Alessandra Casella
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Democracy Undone Systematic Minority Advantage In Competitive Vote Markets written by Alessandra Casella and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
We study the competitive equilibrium of a market for votes where voters can trade votes for a numeraire before making a decision via majority rule. The choice is binary and the number of supporters of either alternative is known. We identify a sufficient condition guaranteeing the existence of an ex ante equilibrium. In equilibrium, only the most intense voter on each side demands votes and each demands enough votes to alone control a majority. The probability of a minority victory is independent of the size of the minority and converges to one half, for any minority size, when the electorate is arbitrarily large. In a large electorate, the numerical advantage of the majority becomes irrelevant: democracy is undone by the market -- National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
On The Representation Of Minorities Of Electors To Act With The Majority In Elected Assemblies
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Author : Thomas Gilpin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1844
On The Representation Of Minorities Of Electors To Act With The Majority In Elected Assemblies written by Thomas Gilpin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1844 with Proportional representation categories.
Whose Votes Count
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Author : Abigail M. Thernstrom
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1987
Whose Votes Count written by Abigail M. Thernstrom and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
"A Twentieth Century Fund study."Includes indexes. Bibliography: p. [257]-302.
Minority Voting In The United States
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Author : Kyle L. Kreider
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2015-12-07
Minority Voting In The United States written by Kyle L. Kreider and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-07 with Political Science categories.
What are the voting behaviors of the various minority groups in the United States and how will they shape the elections of tomorrow? This book explores the history of minority voting blocs and their influence on future American elections. According to current scholarship, the Caucasian population of the United States is expected to be a minority by 2042. As the white majority disappears and politics shift with the changing tide, it is important to understand the voting behaviors of the significant minority voting blocs in the United States. In this book, a variety of voting blocs are examined: African Americans, women, Native Americans, Latinos (Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans), South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis), East Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Koreans), Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, Jewish Americans, and the LGBT community. In addition to factual and historical information about the minority voting blocs, chapters also explore how Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, felon disenfranchisement laws, and voter ID laws impact a minority group's voting rights. Finally, the authors and contributors anticipate which issues are likely to influence each group's voters and affect future elections.
Electoral Reform And Minority Representation
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Author : Shaun Bowler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-29
Electoral Reform And Minority Representation written by Shaun Bowler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-29 with categories.
Questions of minority representation have long plagued the U.S. voting systems. The standard election often leaves political, racial, or ethnic minorities with little chance of being represented. Race-conscious districting remains the primary policy tool used for providing representation of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States--and it continues to generate tremendous conflict. Can alternatives to race-conscious, single-member districts offer benefits that extend beyond simply providing descriptive representations of minorities? This study examines one such "semi-proportional" representation election system: Cumulative Voting (CV). For over a decade, scores of local U.S. governments have been elected by Cumulative Voting. This provides us with the ability to examine the effects of CV elections over time. Moreover, the use of CV in the United States allows us to compare politics in places that adopted CV to highly similar places that did not. Electoral Reform and Minority Representation shares evidence that CV elections can produce minority representation that matches levels generated with the drawing of race-conscious "majority-minority" districting. It also offers evidence that the quality of democratic processes in CV communities is in several ways higher that those under districts. Given America's growing racial and ethnic diversity, and given successful legal challenges that limit the use of race-conscious districting Electoral Reform and Minority Representation suggests that Cumulative Voting may be a better way to achieve minority representation in U.S. politics.
Minority Or Proportional Representation
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Author : Salem Dutcher
language : en
Publisher: New York, United States publishing Company
Release Date : 1872
Minority Or Proportional Representation written by Salem Dutcher and has been published by New York, United States publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with Proportional representation categories.