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Tools for developing democracy
The Accurate Democracy Primer and the Transferable Vote workshop
are colorfully illustrated and available here in a variety of formats.

Booklets, Flip Charts, and Slide Shows

Booklet size Grade Primer Workshop Font Paper
Pocket B&W 10-12 doc  pdf doc pdf 10 letter a4
Paperback 13 up doc  pdf doc pdf 10 legal  b4
Hardback 15 up doc  pdf doc pdf 13 letter a4
Legal 13 up doc  pdf doc pdf 24 legal  b4
FlipChart 13 up doc  pdf doc pdf 36 legal  b4
Slides 13 up ppt ppt 26 screen
" Outline 13 up ppt ppt 32 screen

The B&W pocket primers print well on black-ink printers.
The others are best on color printers.
The booklets are arranged for double-sided printing:
Print half.  Reload (restack if needed).  Print the rest.
The Large and Flipchart versions are for single-sided printing.
The Power Point slideshows include discussion notes.

Workshops can print on A4 letter paper (no cuts or folds)
with the booklets' modern dot-lists: docpdf;
or with traditional paragraghs: docpdf.
Covers printed on heavy card stock are nice for paperback and hardback booklets.  The paperback includes voting cards.

Mail Order: Prices include shipping in the USA and Canada.
Pocket size in laser-quality B&W are 20 copies for $19.
Paperback size in color with card-stock covers are 10 for $29.
Hardback size in color with card-stock covers are 10 for $39.

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More Downloads

The primer and voting workshop for translation have alternative phrases and notes on intended meanings.

Every page in this ebook has links at the top and bottom to the same text as a "Rich Text Format" or .rtf file.  These files may be used for class handouts, but to keep the files small and compatible with most word processors, they have no graphics.

Here too is a concise nine-page article from 1998 with some graphics on the best voting rules.  It is formatted for Rich Text Format which most word processors can read.
Compressed to 80 K  ElectRTF.zip
Not compressed, 420 K.  Elect9.rtf
Formatted for Adobe Acrobat 2.1. 190K  Elect.pdf

Other Downloads

You also may download a full-choice ballot and voting chips formatted in Microsoft Word or Excel.

Voting simulations: PoliticalPoliticalSimSim TM is a simulation game that demonstrates voting rules. Updated 99-03-10 (1500K)

Election software: PolyVote TM tallies many voting rules. Its controls are simpler than PoliticalPoliticalSimSim's because PolyVote cannot run games, demonstrations, or research. It is "open source" so users can correct errors and add features. Revised 98-04-20. (400K)

Allocation software: PolyFund TM and other fair-share spending programs are available. These include a highly-interactive ballot. It is "open source" so users can correct errors and add features. Revised 98-11-05. (279K) Fund.pdf explains Movable Money Votes in an Acrobat document.

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Web Pages

The 1996 edition, Democracy Evolves, is still on-line.
It describes voting rules in more depth than the print file.

The 2008 edition, Accurate Democracy, is now on-line.
Check the 2008 site map.