Book chapter(print)2000

Guiding Voters through the Net: The Democracy Network in a California Primary Election

Hale, Matthew L.; Dutton, William H.; Elberse, Anita

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Abstract

This overview of digital democracy's possibilities & applications includes specific statements & data regarding various programs' promotion of public access to political information & communication. Beliefs about the benefits & pitfalls of information & communication technologies (ICTs), as well as conflicting views of voters with online access, or "netizens," are reviewed. Documentation of politically oriented digital systems prefaces a case study of the impact of the Democracy Network (DNet) on the 1998 CA primary election. There is description of DNet's goals & methodology. Its presentation of issues is compared with the approaches or advantages attending candidates' Web sites & TV advertising. Tables offer detailed figures comparing issues discussed on DNet & party Web sites. Preprimary visits, pages, & hits on the DNet site are enumerated. There is an appendix of 1998 CA gubernatorial candidates & issues. 2 Tables, 49 References. M. C. Leary

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