Spectrum: the Journal of State Government articles from January 1 2005

Spectrum: the Journal of State Government archives from January 1 2005

Heavy Lifting: The Job of the American Legislature.
January 1, 2005... Heavy Lifting: The Job of the American Legislature By Alan Rosenthal, Washington D.C.: CQ Press, July 2004, ISBN 1-56802-734-6, 262p. In the past four decades or so, a number of national and regional organizations of state legislators,...

Innovative management practice: New Mexico 9000.(INNOVATIONS)
January 1, 2005... The New Mexico 9000 program was developed to assist businesses become ISO 9001:2000 compliant. ISO 9001:2000 is a series of quality management standards, with the emphasis on management, which is recognized in over 161 countries. ISO 9000...

Effects of term limits in Maine: more power to the executive branch.(PERSPECTIVES: Term Limits)
January 1, 2005... Maine voters approved legislative term limits in November of 1993 and implemented them in 1996. Under the law, members of both the House of Representatives and the state Senate are limited to four consecutive two-year terms. After that, they...

Effects of term limits in Michigan: bureaucrats with more power.(PERSPECTIVES: Term Limits)
January 1, 2005... When Michigan voters enacted term limits in 1992, supporters praised the "best thing to happen to state government," while those on the political scene knew the road ahead would present many challenges. Michigan term limits put a cap on three...

Effects of term limits in Arkansas: new faces and new ideas.(PERSPECTIVES: Term Limits)
January 1, 2005... Imagine that you are an Arkansan in the voting booth on Election Day. As you scan your choices, you can practically hear your legislator whispering, "If you don't reelect me, the district will lose the advantages of my seniority." You know this...

Effects of term limits in Arizona: new legislative leadership.(PERSPECTIVES: Term Limits)
January 1, 2005... Arizona, like many other states, got caught up in the term limit movement when voters in 1992 approved a measure limiting the terms of legislators at both the federal and state level. Passing by a margin of three to one. Arizona voters set...

Effects of term limits in Arizona: irreparable damages.(PERSPECTIVES: Term Limits)
January 1, 2005... It was election day, 1992, and a historic question faced me and millions of other Arizonans: whether to adopt a term limits measure that promised to return state government to the people. This seemingly simple, painless prescription to our...

District size matters: making elections safe.(POLICY OPTIONS)
January 1, 2005... Electoral Competition and Democratic Governance Democracy is more than the people's right to throw the bums out of office. But it is at least that much. When the people are stuck with the "choice" of one for office--that one invariably...

Term limits and turnover in state legislatures.(EMERGING TRENDS & FORESIGHT)
January 1, 2005... One of the enduring issues in representative institutions is the rate of turnover among elected officials. For at least 70 years now, political scientists have been interested in measuring state legislative turnover. What we know about state...

2004 elections and women: an analysis of statewide and state legislative election results.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... The results of the 2004 elections were disappointing for those who would like to see increases in the numbers of women public officials. While some states saw gains, others saw losses in the numbers of women serving in state-level offices....

2004 initiatives and referendums.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... Ballot propositions have been driving the policy agenda in the states for some time now, and this year was no exception. Constitutional amendments defining marriage played a role in the presidential campaign, and wins by high profile...

2004 judicial elections.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... The Spotlight In 2004, judicial elections again drew unprecedented attention. Notable coverage included a Business Week cover story on "The Battle Over The Courts: How Politics, ideology, and special interests are compromising the U.S....

2004 lieutenant governors' elections.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... The results of the 2004 elections indicate the office of lieutenant governor continues to be on the rise in notoriety and influence. In this election cycle, the following four factors point to the significant and growing impact these...

2004 gubernatorial elections.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... In the 2004 gubernatorial elections, all 11 incumbent governors were eligible to seek re-election. However, three of the incumbents decided not to seek another term--Judy Martz (R-Montana), Gary Locke (D-Washington) and Bob Wise (D-West...

2004 legislative elections.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... When it comes to state legislatures, Democrats bounced back big in 2004 despite their defeat at the top of the ticket where George Bush extended his stay in the White House by defeating John Kerry by a relatively close 35 electoral vote margin....

2004 election success and state initiatives.(SYMPOSIUM: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... What a difference four years makes. It is amazing how perspective changes when an election is not close. While Election 2000 was not as bad as its characterization, Election 2004 was a dramatic improvement--but nonetheless it demonstrated areas...

The aftermath of 2004 elections.(EDITOR'S NOTE: Aftermath of 2004 Elections)
January 1, 2005... Contrary to what many election experts had predicted and the post-election controversies in a few states notwithstanding, the 2004 elections turned out to be one of the most orderly-held elections in recent decades. Although states could have...