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Preferential voting and the rule of the majority

1914; Wiley; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/ncr.4110030316

1931-0250

Melvin P. Porter,

Electoral Systems and Political Participation

National Municipal ReviewVolume 3, Issue 3 p. 581-585 Short Article Preferential voting and the rule of the majority† Melvin P. Porter, Melvin P. Porter In the January issue of the National Municipal Review Professor Lewis J. Johnson enumerates the following cities as now using preferential voting: Grand Junction, Colorado; Spokane, Washington; Pueblo, Colorado; New Iberia, Louisiana; Duluth, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Portland, Oregon; Kashua, New Hampshire; Cleveland, Ohio; Fort Collins, Colorado; La Grande, Oregon. The following cities are to be added to the list: Cadillac, Michigan; St. Petersburg, Florida; Lethbridge, Alberta. By virtue of the act of assembly passed by the New Jersey legislature on April 7, all commission-governed citiea in New Jersey that have already adopted that form and that may adopt that form in the future will come under the preferential system. Therefore the follqwing named New Jersey cities are to be added to the list: Atlantic City, Beverly, Bordentown, Deal Beach, Haddonlield, Hawthorne, Jersey City, Long Branch, Longport, Margate City, Millville, Nutley, Ocean City, Orange, Paasaic, Phillipsburg, Ridgewood, Ridgefield Park, Sea Isle City, Trenton, Union, Vineland, Wallington, Wildwood.Search for more papers by this author Melvin P. Porter, Melvin P. Porter In the January issue of the National Municipal Review Professor Lewis J. Johnson enumerates the following cities as now using preferential voting: Grand Junction, Colorado; Spokane, Washington; Pueblo, Colorado; New Iberia, Louisiana; Duluth, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Portland, Oregon; Kashua, New Hampshire; Cleveland, Ohio; Fort Collins, Colorado; La Grande, Oregon. The following cities are to be added to the list: Cadillac, Michigan; St. Petersburg, Florida; Lethbridge, Alberta. By virtue of the act of assembly passed by the New Jersey legislature on April 7, all commission-governed citiea in New Jersey that have already adopted that form and that may adopt that form in the future will come under the preferential system. Therefore the follqwing named New Jersey cities are to be added to the list: Atlantic City, Beverly, Bordentown, Deal Beach, Haddonlield, Hawthorne, Jersey City, Long Branch, Longport, Margate City, Millville, Nutley, Ocean City, Orange, Paasaic, Phillipsburg, Ridgewood, Ridgefield Park, Sea Isle City, Trenton, Union, Vineland, Wallington, Wildwood.Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1914 https://doi.org/10.1002/ncr.4110030316Citations: 5 † The progress of the Bucklin system to date (June 1, 1914) can be seen from the following list of preferential voting cities on page 582. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume3, Issue3July 1914Pages 581-585 RelatedInformation