Which Electoral Procedures Seem Appropriate for a Multi-Level Polity ?
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15-04-2008
This note was presented by the author for a workshop organised by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on 25/26 March 2008. It describes some possible changes to the electoral procedures applicable for the European elections. A particular suggestion concerns the introduction of more open lists in order to enable citizens to select the individual candidates of their choice.
In-Depth Analysis
External author
Ken Ritchie (Electoral Reform Society)
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- candidate
- economic geography
- electoral procedure and voting
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EU Member State
- European election
- European electoral system
- European Parliament
- EUROPEAN UNION
- GEOGRAPHY
- political framework
- POLITICS
- proportional representation
- representative democracy
- turnout of voters