Regarding single winner methods- The book notes -- Plurality, p. 142 Two-Round Runoff Voting, p. 146 Instant Runoff Voting, p. 151 NO mention of my Hitler-Stalin-Washington IRV example (no big surprise). In *somewhat buried* Appendix C he mentions- Approval Voting, p. 183 Condorcet Voting, p. 187 *Sincere voting* made it into the Glossary of Terms, p. 203. None of the discussions are very *technical* BECAUSE, of course, Prof. Amy writes about things for the general public that have a *chance* of being adopted to get rid of plurality. That is-- there is NO mention of a YES/NO matrix, a Condorcet (head to head) matrix or a place votes matrix or things like Smith Sets in the book. The earlier part of the book involves an attack on single member districts in legislative body elections and various proportional representation methods. ----- Behind the Ballot Box A Citizen's Guide to Voting Systems By Douglas J. Amy Praeger Paperback. Westport, Conn. 2000. 248 pages LC 00-029841. ISBN 0-275-96586-4. B6586 $19.95 [s/h $4.00 --total $ 23.95] A cloth bound edition is available: 0-275-96585-6, $65.00 ** Table of Contents ** -- Preface -- Introduction -- What Are Voting Systems and Why Are They Important? -- Criteria for Evaluating Voting Systems -- Plurality-Majority Voting Systems -- Proportional Representation Voting Systems -- Semi-Proportional Voting Systems -- Voting Systems for Single-Office Elections -- Making Your Final Choice -- Appendixes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index ** Author ** DOUGLAS J. AMY is Professor of Politics at Mount Holyoke College. Greenwood Publishing Group, 88 Post Road West, Westport CT 06881, (203) 226-3571
