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"Evaluates five commercially available voting systems, against different criteria (including ease of use, speed, and accuracy) using field and laboratory experiments and expert reviews. Initiates new research into interactions between ballot format and voter behavior. Offers best practices for voting system manufacturers, ballot designers, election officials, political observers, and voters"--Provided by publisher

As evidenced by the thoughtful symposium participants, political scientists have a variety of opinions about verification, replication, and data archiving. I continue to have strong reservations regarding the proposed replication, verification, data relinquishment rules debated here. The symposium, however, has convinced me of one important thing: a still broader discussion is needed before editors or organizations change the norms governing research or publication. Walter Stone's (1995) proposal to survey political scientists to obtain their opinions on verification/replication is, therefore, a good one.

Political scientists believe they ought to promote research as a social enterprise and develop a stronger sense of community within the discipline. They disagree on how to foster community and on the best way to promote research. The position taken in "Replication, Replication" (King 1995) is that these goals can be achieved by requiring researchers who collect data to surrender the products of their labor to others without compensation.

Advantages of staff experience as a route to the Congress; based on data on candidates for the US House of Representatives, 1978-88. Focuses on fund-raising ability and election success.