Tryb wyboru radnych w amerykańskich korporacjach municypalnych
The mode of selecting councilors in us municipal corporations
Author(s): Agnieszka PawłowskaSubject(s): History of Law, Electoral systems
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: municipal corporation; United States; councilors; elections; local government
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the complex issue of the municipal councilor selections in the UnitedStates. The traditions of local elections, in particular reforms resulting from the ProgressiveMovement in the turn of the 19th and 20thcenturies,is briefly presented. The legal basis of the votingrights and electoral rules are studied. Types of council member election procedures are examined.At-large and ward elections are presented in relation to the size of municipal corporationsand the form of their government.
Journal: Studia Wyborcze
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 103-116
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish