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The history and politics of voting technology : in quest of integrity and public confidence /
Roy G. Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution and the early computer revolution of the 1950s. He also examines the tangled responsibilities of federal, state, and local authorities in facilitat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Roy G. Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution and the early computer revolution of the 1950s. He also examines the tangled responsibilities of federal, state, and local authorities in facilitating, monitoring, and counting the votes, creating a disturbing picture of this elemental civic duty. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403977212 1403977216 1281367974 9781281367976 9781403963925 1403963924 9780230605985 0230605982 9781349527816 1349527815 9786611367978 6611367977 |