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Local Government Election Practices
A Handbook for Public Officials and Citizens
Edited by Roger L. Kemp

ISBN 978-0-7864-2843-4
tables, references, bibliography, appendices, index
503pp. softcover 2006 [1999]

Description
Traditional local election methods--district, at-large, and hybrid approaches--are changing. There is a movement toward election reform. The purpose of Local Government Elections is to sort through and make sense of the various, sometimes complex, election system options at the local level. The book provides an introduction to local election practices and a review of traditional election methods. Also addressed are the issues, potential solutions, future trends and implications regarding local government elections. In addition, two appendices detail the National Civic League’s suggested election guidelines for both city and county governments.

While most published works on election practices focus on the federal and state levels of government, Local Government Elections is one of the few that deals solely with the city and county units of government. Complete details are given for such practices as the ward system, at-large plurality system, combined system, limited voting, cumulative voting, proportional representation, and alternative voting, and their myriad variations.

About the Author
Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., a chief executive officer of cities on both coasts, is a visiting scholar at Capella University in Minneapolis, a senior adjunct professor at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven in Connecticut.

Other Book(s) by Roger L. Kemp Available from McFarland:

Cities and the Arts

Cities and Nature

Homeland Security Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials

Main Street Renewal

Cities and Cars

Managing America’s Cities

The Inner City

How American Governments Work

Model Government Charters

Community Renewal through Municipal Investment

Cities and Growth

Homeland Security for the Private Sector

Privatization

Economic Development in Local Government

Forms of Local Government

Regional Government Innovations

Cities and Water

Museums, Libraries and Urban Vitality

Cities and Sports Stadiums

Cities and Adult Businesses

Strategic Planning for Local Government

Documents of American Democracy



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