Proportional representation: A trial resuscitation of a comatose patient

In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 79, Heft 1, S. 37-49

Abstract

AbstractLast November, after a hiatus of more than 30 years, approximately 1,000 Cincinnati voters were invited to select candidates for city council using the Hare System of Proportional Representation (PR) In a unique exit‐poll experiment. The result: re‐adoption of PR in Cincinnati would necessitate changes in 1) how campaigns are conducted. 2) the size of party tickets, and 3) who gets elected. It might also affect how the city is governed.