00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.610447 CaOODSP 20201023144658 ta 150406s1991||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng d 1-55002-106-0 1188-2743 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Z1-1989/2-41-10E Canada. Royal Commissions. Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. Democratic rights and electoral reform in Canada / Editor, Michael Cassidy. Toronto and Montreal - Ontario : Royal Commissions. ©1991. 558p. : references, tables ; 23 cm. Research studies 1188-2743 10 Contents: The franchise and theories of representative government.--Voting rights for prison inmates.--Reflections on criteria for excluding persons with mental disorders from the right to vote.--Political rights of public servants in the political process.--The political rights of Canada's federal public servants.--Provisions for the recall of elected officials: parameters and prospects.--Referendums and federal general elections in Canada.--Registering voters: Canada in a comparative context.--Administration and enforcement of electoral legislation in Canada. Study No. 10. Editor, Michael Cassidy. The proposals developed by the researchers in this volume are the result of a careful analysis of many issues that cover areas from voting and political rights, to direct democracy, to the registration of voters and election administration. These proposals address the need for policies which, while based on past experience and on practice in other jurisdictions, try to implement the ideal solution for Canada the need to balance the various conflicting interests while dealing with the ensuing difficulties of implementation. Tables. Softcover 93-22 1993-06-04 Electoral system gcpds Elections gcpds Civil rights gcpds Cassidy, Michael Democratic rights and electoral reform in Canada / (CaOODSP)9.892797 Research studies, 1188-2743 10 (CaOODSP)9.514938