Evaluating elections a handbook of methods and standards /

"In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. "Evaluating Elections" shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used by election officials to improve elections...

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Main Author: Alvarez, R. Michael, 1964-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Atkeson, Lonna Rae, 1965-, Hall, Thad E. (Thad Edward), 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:"In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. "Evaluating Elections" shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used by election officials to improve elections. The authors outline how performance management systems can function in elections and their benefits for voters, candidates, and political parties. Journalists, election administrators, and even candidates often ask whether recent elections were run well, whether there were problems in the administration of a particular state's elections, and how well elections were run across the country. The authors explain that such questions are difficult to answer because of the complexity of election administration and because there is currently no standard or accepted framework to assess the general quality of an election"--
Physical Description:x, 173 p.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.