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245 10 a| Evaluating electionsh| [electronic resource] :b| a handbook of methods and standards /c| R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson, Thad E. Hall.;

260 a| Cambridge [England] ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,;

300 a| x, 173 p. :b| ill. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: Introduction. Performance-Based Evaluation of Election Administration; 1. The electoral ecosystem; 2. Easily available data for performance evaluation; 3. Measuring the experiences of voters; 4. Measuring the performance of poll workers; 5. Auditing the election ecosystem; 6. Election observation.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book focuses on how the tools of public management and policy evaluation can be used to give election officials the data they need to improve elections"--c| Provided by publisher.;

520 a| "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"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Evaluating elections a handbook of methods and standards / R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson, Thad E. Hall.

Author/creator	Alvarez, R. Michael, 1964-
Other author	Atkeson, Lonna Rae, 1965-
Other author	Hall, Thad E. (Thad Edward), 1968-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Description	x, 173 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Elections--United States. --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Elections--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: Introduction. Performance-Based Evaluation of Election Administration; 1. The electoral ecosystem; 2. Easily available data for performance evaluation; 3. Measuring the experiences of voters; 4. Measuring the performance of poll workers; 5. Auditing the election ecosystem; 6. Election observation.
Abstract	"This book focuses on how the tools of public management and policy evaluation can be used to give election officials the data they need to improve elections"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012014230
ISBN	9781107027626 (hardback)
ISBN	9781107653054 (paperback)

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