Electoral Reform and Minority Representation: Local Experiments with Alternative Elections

by Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, David Brockington

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814257119
• ISBN13: 9780814257111
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"