Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data United States electoral systems : their impact on women and minorities / edited by Wilma Rule and Joseph F. Zimmerman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-94240-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Representative government and representation-- United States. 2. Elections--United States. 3. Minorities--United States-- Political activity. 4. Women in politics--United States. I. Rule, Wilma. II. Zimmerman, Joseph Francis, 1928- . JF1063.U6U55 1992 324.973--dc20 91-29608 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1992 by Wilma Rule and Joseph F. Zimmerman All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. A hardcover edition of United States Electoral Systems is available from the Greenwood Press imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (Contributions in Political Science, Number 294, ISBN 0-313-27730-3) Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-29608 ISBN: 0-275-94240-6 First published in 1992 Praeger Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright Acknowledgment An earlier version of Chapter 3 by Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley appeared in American Politics Quarterly 17, no. 4, pp. 436-45, copyright © 1989 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. -iv- |