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Changes in the voting law in the state of Texas and their impact on the electorate
Rambousková, Markéta ; Dopieralla, Jakub (advisor) ; Drašar, Michael (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of changes in the electoral system of state Texas and their potential impact on its' electorate. This thesis describes the historical context of the voting law, as well as the current situation regarding this matter. It also presents the most important statutory changes that exist on the federal level of the voting law and also the demographics of the state of Texas to better illustrate the social context. In particular, greater attention is given to two specific aspects of the voting law, namely Absentee Ballot and voter identification laws, the so-called Voter ID Laws. These aspects of voting rights have begun to re-emerge at the forefront of the voting rights debate as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated 2020 U.S. presidential election. Both of these phenomena are described in terms of their current regulation in the state of Texas and their potential impact on the electorate. The thesis concludes that both of these aspects of suffrage exist in Texas in a fairly strict form. In doing so, according to the researches mentioned, the absence of such statutory regulation, or its change, could theoretically lead to increased voter turnout and thus expand access to the franchise to other eligible voters. At the same time, however, it has become...
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Methods of recounting votes to seats and their influence on the composition of parliament. The case study of the czech parliamentary election 2017
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on the application of electoral formulas used in proportional electoral system in the case of the czech parliamentary election 2017. The goal of thesis is to find how the change of mathematical method of recounting votes to seats would change the composition of parliament the Chamber of Deputies and would allows the creation of stable cabinet. In bachelor thesis are also modeled results of election according to the intended electoral reforms, concrete the Opposition Threaty's reform and the Second Topolánek cabinet's reform. In introduction is introduced the topic of thesis shortly and formulated the reserach questions. Theoretical part performs electoral formulas and their effects, basic principles of the electoral act in the Czech republic and explanation of electoral reform's principles and also conditions, results and consequences od the czech parliamentary elections 2017. In analytical part is introduced methodology shortly, in this case it is the case study and then the quotas and methods are applicated to the real ballot's results. These models helps to answer the research questions which are focused in the conclusion of these bachelor thesis.
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Electoral districts in Prague: proportionality vs. efficiency of governance
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Jüptner, Petr (referee)
Diploma thesis focuses on one of the most important variables of proportional electoral systems - electoral districts. This problematic is researched in the context of municipal elections to the Prague City Assembly. In the Czech municipal electoral system this variable can be changed very flexibly and in Prague we can find three variations of electoral districts. The aim of thesis is to explore these variants of electoral districts from the point of proportionality and efficiency of governance. The topic is researched in three cases of municipal elections in Prague in 2010, 2014 and 2018. In the introduction of diploma thesis two research questions are defined. The first part is theoretical, and it is focused on the municipal electoral system in the Czech Republic, electoral district in the theory of electoral systems, variants of electoral districts in Prague and academic debate about proportionality and efficiency. Results of three researched elections are analysed as well. The analytical part of thesis is focused on models of seats distribution in accordance with electoral districts. In the conclusion results are evaluated and compared. Research questions are answered in this part as well.
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Methods of recounting votes to seats and their influence on the composition of parliament. The case study of the czech parliamentary election 2017
Drašar, Michael ; Brunclík, Miloš (advisor) ; Hájek, Lukáš (referee)
Bachelor thesis focuses on the application of electoral formulas used in proportional electoral system in the case of the czech parliamentary election 2017. The goal of thesis is to find how the change of mathematical method of recounting votes to seats would change the composition of parliament the Chamber of Deputies and would allows the creation of stable cabinet. In bachelor thesis are also modeled results of election according to the intended electoral reforms, concrete the Opposition Threaty's reform and the Second Topolánek cabinet's reform. In introduction is introduced the topic of thesis shortly and formulated the reserach questions. Theoretical part performs electoral formulas and their effects, basic principles of the electoral act in the Czech republic and explanation of electoral reform's principles and also conditions, results and consequences od the czech parliamentary elections 2017. In analytical part is introduced methodology shortly, in this case it is the case study and then the quotas and methods are applicated to the real ballot's results. These models helps to answer the research questions which are focused in the conclusion of these bachelor thesis.
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