Local Government Election Systems, PRP 62

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txu-oclc-12080367-0062.pdf (57 MB)
Date
1984
Authors
Blodgett, Terrell
Jordan, Barbara
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Volume Title
Publisher
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Abstract
Department
Public Affairs
Description
This report on local government election systems was produced by a policy research project conducted at the LBJ School in academic year 1983-84 with funding from the City of Austin and the Texas Municipal League. The report presents the project's research findings on election system changes in eight major cities in the United States which have changed to some sort of district representation in the election of their city councils. The report also presents information on alternative electoral systems that are working successfully in the country.
Keywords
Texas , public affairs , United States , local elections , municipal governance , city councils , electoral systems , decisionmaking , citizen participation , campaigns , proportional representation , districting
Citation
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2152/20733
Collections
Policy Research Project Reports (PRPs)