Ghosts of Florida: Making Elections Fair for Blacks
Florida and Beyond offers a scathing analysis of America's election system and exposes the various ways - by chance and by design - it fails to reflect the will of the voter, particularly black voters. Using the events surrounding Florida and Election 2000 as a focal point, this book reveals: ] how our manner of financing campaigns effects elections results ] the efforts being made to limit access to the ballot ] the way the news media cover candidates ] flaws in the way we choose our congressmen ] flaws in the way we choose our president ] technical problems plaguing the most popular voting methods Florida and Beyond is a layperson's guide to election reform and must-reading for anyone interested in seeing African-Americans receive their fair share of political representation in the U.S.
