{"product_id":"elections-john-c-courtney-9780774809177","title":"Elections","description":"\u003cp\u003eOpen and competitive elections governed by widely accepted rules and procedures are essential to the legitimacy of any political system. \u003ci\u003eElections\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the history and development of five building blocks of the Canadian electoral regime: the franchise, electoral districts, voter registration, election machinery, and plurality voting. Arguing that on balance the Canadian electoral system is truly democratic, John Courtney demonstrates its vast improvements over the years. The right to vote is now generously interpreted. The process of redrawing electoral districts is no longer in the hands of elected officials. Voter registration lists include all but a small share of eligible voters. And those who manage and supervise elections on behalf of all citizens are honest and trustworthy officials. Using the recent push for reform of the plurality vote system as one example, Courtney also examines why certain electoral institutions have been amenable to change and others have not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Courtney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774809175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774809177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 1298","brand":"John C. Courtney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086848438527,"sku":"9780774809177","price":93.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab6184ca-2ea3-4eb0-be66-614f5f5b2fd8.jpg?v=1769096937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elections-john-c-courtney-9780774809177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}