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1 online resource (94 pages) |
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Government Procedures and Operations
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Government procedures and operations.
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WEEKEND VOTING FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS: PROPOSALS AND VIEWS; WEEKEND VOTING FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS: PROPOSALS AND VIEWS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ELECTIONS: VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING FEDERAL ELECTIONS ON A WEEKEND; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; Election Authority; Election System Elements; MOST STATES PROVIDED EARLY OR NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING AS ALTERNATIVES TO VOTING ON TUESDAY IN THE 2010 GENERAL ELECTION. |
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MOST ELECTION OFFICIALS WE INTERVIEWED EXPECT GREATER DIFFICULTY AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEEKEND ELECTIONMost Election Officials Anticipate Finding Poll Workers for a Weekend Election Would Be Difficult and Costly; Most Election Officials Expect Difficulty and Some Increased Costs Finding Polling Places for a Weekend Election; Most Election Officials Said Ensuring Overnight Security of Ballots and Equipment Would Also Be Challenging and Costly; Election Officials Expected Other Challenges with Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend; Voting Technology Challenges and Related Costs. |
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Ballot Reconciliation on Saturday and Sunday NightsIncreased Election and Temporary Staff Workload and Costs; Effect on Election Calendar; WEEKEND ELECTIONS HAVE NOT BEEN STUDIED, BUT STUDIES OF OTHER VOTING ALTERNATIVES SUGGEST THAT VOTER TURNOUT MAY NOT BE STRONGLY AFFECTED; Limited US Experience with Weekend Elections Makes Evaluating Effect on Voter Turnout Challenging; Research Finds Effect of Alternative Voting Methods on Turnout Are Small and Citizen Demographics Are More Consequential; Turnout Did Not Increase during the Weekend Early Voting Period in Maryland's 2010 General Election. |
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APPENDIX I. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF STATESAPPENDIX II. ANALYSIS OF WEEKEND VOTING IN THE 2010 MARYLAND STATE ELECTIONS; TURNOUT DID NOT SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE DURING WEEKEND POLL HOURS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SATURDAY VOTING ACROSS GROUPS PRODUCES SIMILAR RESULTS; APPENDIX III. ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHODS PROVIDED IN 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT FOR THE 2004 AND 2010 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTIONS; APPENDIX IV. SELECTED DETAILS OF EARLY AND NO EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING FOR THE 2010 GENERAL ELECTION IN STATES WE CONTACTED. |
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APPENDIX V. SELECTED DETAILS OF EARLY VOTING FOR THE 2010 GENERAL ELECTION IN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS WE CONTACTEDBIBLIOGRAPHY; End Notes; End Note for Appendix I; End Notes for Appendix II; End Note for Appendix III; Chapter 2: THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT AND ELECTIONS REFORM: OVERVIEW AND ISSUES; SUMMARY; THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT; VOTING SYSTEMS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION; Voting Systems; Electronic Voting Machine Controversy; Federal Funding; Election Assistance Commission; Standards and Requirements; Voter Identification; Voter Registration. |
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VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND OVERSEAS VOTERS. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Elections -- United States.
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Voting -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. |
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Elections |
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Voting |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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Lewis, Michael A.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harris, Anthony K. Weekend Voting for Federal Elections: Proposals and Views. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2012 9781620811412 |
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9781620811658 |
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1620811650 |
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9781620811412 |
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1620811413 |
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