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Does Your Vote Count
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Author : Paul R. Carr
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2011
Does Your Vote Count written by Paul R. Carr and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Critical pedagogy categories.
"Paul R. Carr has produced a rich and impressive examination of the multiplicity of relationships among notions of democratic formation, critical pedagogy, human rights, anti-racism, and feminist, anti-colonial, political and cultural studies. Drawing from a deep well of intriguing and eclectic sources..., he moves with clarity and elan between the brood and the narrow, the general and the specific to capture the power of theory without sacrificing the nitty-gritty of concrete practice. A balance of possibilities rather than false dualisms will be found here. Does Your Vote Count? has become an essential contribution to my own work and teaching." ---Tom Wilson, Chapman University --Book Jacket.
Broken Ballots
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Author : Douglas Jones
language : en
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion
Release Date : 2012
Broken Ballots written by Douglas Jones and has been published by Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Elections categories.
For many of us, the presidential election of 2000 was a wake-up call. The controversy following the vote count led to demands for election reform. But the new voting systems that were subsequently introduced to the market have serious security flaws, and many are confusing and difficult to use. Moreover, legislation has not kept up with the constantly evolving voting technology, leaving little to no legal recourse when votes are improperly counted. How did we come to acquire the complex technology we now depend on to count votes? Douglas Jones and Barbara Simons probe this question, along with public policy and regulatory issues raised by our voting technologies. Broken Ballots is a thorough and incisive analysis of the current voting climate that approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. The authors examine the ways in which Americans vote today, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are. An important book for election administrators, political scientists, and students of government and technology policy, Broken Ballots is also a vital tool for any voting American.
My Vote Counts
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Author : Bindu Bhaskar Balaji
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
My Vote Counts written by Bindu Bhaskar Balaji and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Democracy categories.
With reference to India.
Does Your Vote Count
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Author : Paul Kemp
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2003-02-01
Does Your Vote Count written by Paul Kemp and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-01 with Political Science categories.
As Canadians, we grow up believing that we live in a democracy. In school we are taught about the importance of exercising our right to vote, and that the politicians we elect to the House of Commons are there to be our representatives - to give voice to the concerns of their constituents and to give ordinary citizens a say in how the country is governed. Does Your Vote Count? demonstrates just how far Canadian government has strayed from this democratic ideal. Using excerpts from interviews with current and former politicians, civil servants, and academics, author Paul Kemp argues that, in many important ways, our vote does not count. In reality, only one person holds almost all of Ottawa's decision-making power: the prime minister. Backbench MPs, and even many Cabinet ministers, have little or no influence over government policy. Moreover, party discipline is so strictly enforced that MPs rarely express opinions or viewpoints that differ from the party line, either in House debates or in parliamentary committees. Perhaps most alarming, the ability of Parliament to scrutinize government spending has been severely limited. Does Your Vote Count? challenges us to take a closer, more critical look at how well our government and electoral system are serving us as Canadian citizens. We may still have the right to choose who sits in the House of Commons, but how meaningful is this right if the people we elect into office have been stripped of all power and influence?
Will Your Vote Count
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Author : Herma Percy Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-04-30
Will Your Vote Count written by Herma Percy Ph.D. 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 2009-04-30 with Political Science categories.
Voters in a democratic society should have confidence in the electoral process. Yet, as Americans have witnessed in every election since 2000, voting-the basic act of citizenship—is under assault: technologically complex, subject to manipulation, and fiercely contested on many levels. Documenting the areas of collapse in the American electoral process, this book analyzes ongoing problems in the casting and counting of ballots, as well as new threats: future elections could be compromised by new voting machines that are unreliable, poorly programmed, and prone to tampering. At this critical moment for American democracy, the author issues a call for urgently needed reforms.
Will Your Vote Count
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Author : Herma Percy
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2009-04-30
Will Your Vote Count written by Herma Percy and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-30 with Political Science categories.
Voters in a democratic society should have confidence in the electoral process. Yet, as Americans have witnessed in every election since 2000, voting-the basic act of citizenship—is under assault: technologically complex, subject to manipulation, and fiercely contested on many levels. Documenting the areas of collapse in the American electoral process, this book analyzes ongoing problems in the casting and counting of ballots, as well as new threats: future elections could be compromised by new voting machines that are unreliable, poorly programmed, and prone to tampering. At this critical moment for American democracy, the author issues a call for urgently needed reforms.
Who S Counting
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Author : John Fund
language : en
Publisher: Encounter Books
Release Date : 2012-08-14
Who S Counting written by John Fund and has been published by Encounter Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-14 with Political Science categories.
The 2012 election will be one of the hardest-fought in U.S. history. It is also likely to be one of the closest, a fact that brings concerns about voter fraud and bureaucratic incompetence in the conduct of elections front and center. If we don't take notice, we could see another debacle like the Bush-Gore Florida recount of 2000 in which courts and lawyers intervened in what should have involved only voters. Who's Counting? will focus attention on many problems of our election system, ranging from voter fraud to a slipshod system of vote counting that noted political scientist Walter Dean Burnham calls “the most careless of the developed world.” In an effort to clean up our election laws, reduce fraud and increase public confidence in the integrity of the voting system, many states ranging from Georgia to Wisconsin have passed laws requiring a photo ID be shown at the polls and curbing the rampant use of absentee ballots, a tool of choice by fraudsters. The response from Obama allies has been to belittle the need for such laws and attack them as akin to the second coming of a racist tide in American life. In the summer of 2011, both Bill Clinton and DNC chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz preposterously claimed that such laws suppressed minority voters and represented a return to the era of Jim Crow. But voter fraud is a well-documented reality in American elections. Just this year, a sheriff and county clerk in West Virginia pleaded guilty to stuffing ballot boxes with fraudulent absentee ballots that changed the outcome of an election. In 2005, a state senate election in Tennessee was overturned because of voter fraud. The margin of victory? 13 votes. In 2008, the Minnesota senate race that provided the 60th vote needed to pass Obamacare was decided by a little over 300 votes. Almost 200 felons have already been convicted of voting illegally in that election and dozens of other prosecutions are still pending. Public confidence in the integrity of elections is at an all-time low. In the Cooperative Congressional Election Study of 2008, 62% of American voters thought that voter fraud was very common or somewhat common. Fear that elections are being stolen erodes the legitimacy of our government. That's why the vast majority of Americans support laws like Kansas's Secure and Fair Elections Act. A 2010 Rasmussen poll showed that 82% of Americans support photo ID laws. While Americans frequently demand observers and best practices in the elections of other countries, we are often blind to the need to scrutinize our own elections. We may pay the consequences in 2012 if a close election leads us into pitched partisan battles and court fights that will dwarf the Bush-Gore recount wars.
My Vote Counts
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Author : Candance Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-19
My Vote Counts written by Candance Parker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-19 with categories.
Ms. Littlefield's students are excited to learn about the upcoming presidential election...until they discover they are too young to vote.Their disappointment deepens when they find out their parents don't plan to vote. They can't make it to the polls. They don't know enough about the candidates. They think their vote won't count. Ms. Littlefield tells the students they can make a difference by convincing their parents to vote. But first, she has to teach them about the voting process.
Make Your Vote Count
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Author : Louise Park
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Make Your Vote Count written by Louise Park and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Civics, Australian categories.
Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics books combine brilliant photography and visual literacy elements with authoritative text matched to students reading ability.Text Type: Information ReportReading Ages: 8.5-10 years
Why Your Vote Matters
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Author : Twila Le Page - Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Stratton Press
Release Date : 2020-09-30
Why Your Vote Matters written by Twila Le Page - Hughes and has been published by Stratton Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-30 with categories.
The U.S. was founded on the principles of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. At first it worked pretty well, but as we moved from farms to villages to cities, things began to break down. We no longer had extended families to rely on. We started depending on government bureaucracies to solve problems for us. We stopped taking responsibility for fixing these problems for ourselves. We will have to take part in government once again, teach our children, through example, to take part in government. It starts at home and goes all the way to Washington. Voting, phoning, writing letters and personal involvement are the most powerful things we can do in order to effect change in our country. Taking time to create a better community, or working in local or national government are some ways. And supporting local candidates. "My vote doesn't count or I'm too busy, or too tired to vote," holds no water. Every vote counts. The government welfare programs should be a trampoline not a hammock. People need to become more independent, instead of government taking care of them. We can no longer afford to be silent or not be involved. "Speak up now or forever hold your peace." This book goes into the history of our country, from the early 1900s when the socialist movement started and grew, through the Great Depression in the 30s, through the 2nd World War-as I lived through these last two events, and how it got to where it is today. I have chosen to write this book in a possible last attempt to get the Great Silent Majority-those 65 million persons who chose not to vote in some of the last elections-to realize how important this is. We are on the tipping edge right now, so that there may be only one last chance to rescue our ship of state and turn it around. The whole Western Hemisphere is faced with the same problems-the freedoms they have or their government completely controlling their lives as it has done in China, Russia and Venezuela. Thank God, it's not too late, but get informed and VOTE!!!