This book discusses election management bodies and the procedures employed in the management of the election process. Coming from the perspective of contemporary debates on electoral integrity, it is focused on Ireland and assesses the challenges facing old, established democracies in sustaining high levels of trust in their electoral procedures.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Managing the Electoral Process: Insights from, and for, Ireland 2. When Guardians Matter Most: Exploring the Conditions Under Which Electoral Management Body Institutional Design Affects Election Integrity 3. Facilitating the Electorate: A Multilevel Analysis of Election Timing, Registration Procedures, and Turnout 4. Electoral Law in Ireland: Sustaining Electoral Integrity from Process, Procedures, and Precedent? 5. Fixed-Boundary Constituencies and the Principle of Equal Representation in Ireland 6. 'Residents are Fearful that Their Community will Die Around Them': Some Thoughts from Inside the 2013 Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee 7. Regulating the Airwaves: How Political Balance is Achieved in Practice in Election News Coverage 8. The Effect of Voting Advice Applications on Political Knowledge and Vote Choice 9. Ballot Paper Design: Evidence from an Experimental Study at the 2009 Local Elections 10. Conclusion and Reflection: Time for an Electoral Commission for Ireland
