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Page 531
... political par- ties , probably accounts for its infrequent use ; at present it is used only in Eire and in the selection of the Austra- lian and South African senates . The characteristic of the Hare formula , which distinguishes it ...
... political par- ties , probably accounts for its infrequent use ; at present it is used only in Eire and in the selection of the Austra- lian and South African senates . The characteristic of the Hare formula , which distinguishes it ...
Page 532
... political parties will be inactive or without influence in nonpartisan elections . Recall . The practice of recalling officeholders was , like most populist innovations , an attempt to minimize the in- fluence of political parties on ...
... political parties will be inactive or without influence in nonpartisan elections . Recall . The practice of recalling officeholders was , like most populist innovations , an attempt to minimize the in- fluence of political parties on ...
Page 535
... political status quo than are voters . The vote is a rather blunt and ineffectual instrument for ex- pressing dissatisfaction , and nonvoting is more likely to be symptomatic of alienation from , than of satisfaction with , the political ...
... political status quo than are voters . The vote is a rather blunt and ineffectual instrument for ex- pressing dissatisfaction , and nonvoting is more likely to be symptomatic of alienation from , than of satisfaction with , the political ...
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