Award Date

1-1-2000

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Political Science

First Committee Member

Timothy Fackler

Number of Pages

76

Abstract

While Nevada legislators have consistently changed Nevada's election laws in order to keep up with the advance of modern society, there are several problems with Nevada's election rules. I intend to discuss reforms that could increase the effectiveness of the "none of these candidates" law in Nevada. First, I will assess the need for a binding "none of these candidates" law since the 1970's. I will track patterns of electoral participation so that I can assess the impact of Nevada's electoral laws on the voters of our state. Next, I will define the problems with Nevada's electoral structure and address the theoretical reasons that make a binding version of "none of these candidates" necessary. I will conclude by addressing different ways to get a binding version of the "none of these candidates" law adopted in Nevada and throughout the United States.

Keywords

Choices; Electoral; Increasing; Making; None; Participation; Real; Voting

Controlled Subject

Political science; Demography

File Format

pdf

File Size

2160.64 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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