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Beyond Campaign Finance Reform, Tabatha Abu El-Haj
Beyond Campaign Finance Reform, Tabatha Abu El-Haj
Tabatha Abu El-Haj
More D (Deliberation) For California’S Dd (Direct Democracy): Enhancing Voter Understanding And Promoting Deliberation Through Streamlined Notice-And-Comment Procedures, Glenn Smith
Glenn C. Smith
This article seeks to enhance public consideration of the pros and cons of streamlining California's informal-administrative-rulemaking procedures for reforming the state's direct democracy. To provide a concrete focus for discussion and quick adoption, Appendix I includes proposed amendments to existing California statutory provisions. This article provides a context for considering the proposed legislation by elaborating on five questions: Why Deliberation? (Part I): In this Part, the Article makes the case, both on the substantive merits and on practical political grounds, for focusing on deliberation-enhancement as the best "next wave" of initiative reform.8 Why the Administrative Model? (Part II): This Part …
The Road To Mass Democracy: Original Intent And The Seventeenth Amendment, Christopher Hoebeke
The Road To Mass Democracy: Original Intent And The Seventeenth Amendment, Christopher Hoebeke
Christopher H Hoebeke
Until 1913 and passage of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, US senators were elected by state legislatures, not directly by the people. Progressive Era reformers urged this revision in answer to the corruption of state "machines" under the dominance of party bosses. They also believed that direct elections would make the Senate more responsive to popular concerns regarding the concentrations of business, capital, and labor that in the industrial era gave rise to a growing sense of individual voicelessness. Popular control over the higher affairs of government was thought to be possible, since the spread of information …
Shelby County, Alabama V. Holder: Must Congress Update The Voting Rights Act’S Coverage Formula For Preclearance?, Michael Dimino
Shelby County, Alabama V. Holder: Must Congress Update The Voting Rights Act’S Coverage Formula For Preclearance?, Michael Dimino
Michael R Dimino
No abstract provided.
Поняття «Виборча Система»: Вітчизняний Та Зарубіжний Досвід, Maryana Afanasyeva
Поняття «Виборча Система»: Вітчизняний Та Зарубіжний Досвід, Maryana Afanasyeva
Maryana V. Afanasyeva
В статті робиться висновок про недоцільність виокремлення вузького та широкого значення дефініції "виборча система". Системний аналіз політико-правового явища - виборча система - обґрунтовує його авторське визначення. Автор зазначає, що виборча система - це політико-правовий інститут, який забезпечує реалізацію виборчих прав громадян, формування владних виборних органів та певний тип організації публічної влади через сукупність відносно самостійних, але взаємообумовлених та взаємодіючих в межах виборчого процесу, конституційно-правових технологій (способів, прийомів, методів, критеріїв) балотування кандидатів на виборні посади, голосування виборців, підрахунку голосів та встановлення результатів виборів. В статье делается вывод о нецелесообразности выделения узкого и широкого значения дефиниции "избирательная система". Системный анализ политико-правового явления …
Temptations Of The Sirens: Ethical Issues In Libraries, Herbert Cihak, Joan Howland
Temptations Of The Sirens: Ethical Issues In Libraries, Herbert Cihak, Joan Howland
Herbert E. Cihak
In this article, librarians are challenged and encouraged to integrate ethical analysis into all aspects of library decision making. An approach to ethical issues in the workplace is outlined, and difficult ethical situations are viewed through the prism of a culture of ethical behavior.
La Organización Electoral En Colombia, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo, Mauricio García-Villegas
La Organización Electoral En Colombia, Javier Revelo-Rebolledo, Mauricio García-Villegas
Javier E Revelo-Rebolledo
No abstract provided.
2007 Election Law Issues, Legislation And Reforms, Herb Cihak
2007 Election Law Issues, Legislation And Reforms, Herb Cihak
Herbert E. Cihak
No abstract provided.
Hava And Arkansas Election Law Reform: Compliance And Promise, Herb Cihak
Hava And Arkansas Election Law Reform: Compliance And Promise, Herb Cihak
Herbert E. Cihak
No abstract provided.
The Road To Mass Democracy: Original Intent And The Seventeenth Amendment, Christopher Hoebeke
The Road To Mass Democracy: Original Intent And The Seventeenth Amendment, Christopher Hoebeke
Christopher H Hoebeke
No abstract provided.