Senior Project Advisor

Donovan, Todd

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 1997

Keywords

Electoral systems, Minority voters

Abstract

This study compares candidate and organizational activity in U.S. local elections under cumulative voting, districting, and at-large electoral arrangements. Candidates' campaign activities and their evaluations of their electoral system were measured with a mail survey conducted in the spring and summer of 1996 and winter of 1997. Preliminary results indicate that electoral systems have a negligible impact on the ways in which candidates contest elections.

Department

Political Science

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Local elections--United States; Voting--United States; Minorities--Political activity--United States; Representative government and representation--United States; Election districts--United States; Apportionment (Election law)--United States

Geographic Coverage

United States

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Rights Statement

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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