Revisiting Florida 2000: Promoting Democracy at Home

Issue Date April 2001
Volume 12
Issue 2
Page Numbers 133-38
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About the Author

Richard W. Soudriette has been president of IFES (established as the International Foundation for Election Systems) since 1988. The author of numerous articles, he is currently coauthoring a book on the importance of election management in advancing democracy.

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