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Coyotes of Carthage [large print] : a novel / by Wright, Steven,1979-author.(CARDINAL)831552;
Dre Ross has one more shot. Despite being a successful political consultant, his aggressive tactics have put him on thin ice with his boss, Mrs. Fitz, who plucked him from juvenile incarceration and mentored his career. She exiles him to the backwoods of South Carolina with $250,000 of dark money to introduce a ballot initiative on behalf of a mining company. The goal: to manipulate the locals into voting to sell their pristine public land to the highest bidder. Dre arrives in God-fearing, flag-waving Carthage County, with only Mrs. Fitz's well-meaning yet naïve grandson Brendan as his team. Dre, an African-American outsider, can't be the one to collect the signatures needed to get on the ballot. So he hires a blue-collar couple, Tyler Lee and his pious wife, Chalene, to act as the initiative's public face. Under Dre's cynical direction, a land grab is disguised as a righteous fight for faith and liberty. As lines are crossed and lives ruined, Dre's increasingly cutthroat campaign threatens the very soul of Carthage County and perhaps the last remnants of his own humanity.
Subjects: Large print books.; Political fiction.; Public land sales; Political consultants; Referendum;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Spaniards have decided; notes for an evaluation of the Spanish referendum.
Subjects: Old State Library Collection.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Down ballot : how a local campaign became a national referendum on abortion / by Wohl, Patrick,1994-author.(CARDINAL)888708;
"In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative between Penny Pullen and Rosemary Mulligan unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abortion in the United States. But the hard-fought primary also illustrated the overlooked importance of down-ballot contests in America's culture wars. Patrick Wohl offers the dramatic account of a rollercoaster campaign that, after attracting political celebrities and a media circus, came down to thirty-one votes, a coin toss to determine the winner, and a recount fight that set a precedent for how to count dimpled chads. As the story unfolds, Wohl provides a rare nuts-and-bolts look at an election for state office from its first days through the Illinois Supreme Court decision that decided the winner--and set the stage for a decisive 1992 rematch. A compelling political page-turner, Down Ballot takes readers behind the scenes of a legendary Illinois election"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Amendment XXVII -- Rosemary Mulligan -- Blood terrorists -- Henry Penny -- Two cents -- On the trail -- Raccoons, reporters, and rapists' rights -- GOTV -- Dimpled chads -- Heads or tails -- Rematch -- Talk of the town -- Goldwater girls.
Subjects: Pullen, Penny.; Mulligan, Rosemary, 1941-2014.; Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives; Republican Party (Ill.); Contested elections; Abortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The darker the night / by Patience, Martin,author.;
"A referendum on Scottish independence is only days away, and the campaign has been expertly orchestrated by First Minister Susan Ward. All signs point to victory for the nationalists. But when senior civil servant John Millar is shot in a Glasgow alley on a furiously rain-soaked night, his death triggers a chain of catastrophic events. An incriminating phone number and video are found in his possession. Into this chaos walks reporter Fulton Mackenzie. A man himself blighted by tragedy but also someone used to seeing beneath the surface to find the truth. Who was John Millar? Who wanted him dead? And why? And the biggest question of all - who is trying to alter the future path of an entire nation?"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Referendum; Civil service; Journalists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The coyotes of Carthage : a novel / by Wright, Steven,1979-author.(CARDINAL)831552;
"Dre Ross has one more shot. Despite being a successful political consultant, his aggressive tactics have put him on thin ice with his boss, Mrs. Fitz, who plucked him from juvenile incarceration and mentored his career. She exiles him to the backwoods of South Carolina with $250,000 of dark money to introduce a ballot initiative on behalf of a mining company. The goal: to manipulate the locals into voting to sell their pristine public land to the highest bidder. Dre arrives in God-fearing, flag-waving Carthage County, with only Mrs. Fitz's well-meaning yet naïve grandson Brendan as his team. Dre, an African-American outsider, can't be the one to collect the signatures needed to get on the ballot. So he hires a blue-collar couple, Tyler Lee and his pious wife, Chalene, to act as the initiative's public face. Under Dre's cynical direction, a land grab is disguised as a righteous fight for faith and liberty. As lines are crossed and lives ruined, Dre's increasingly cutthroat campaign threatens the very soul of Carthage County and perhaps the last remnants of his own humanity."
Subjects: Political fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Public land sales; Political consultants; Referendum; African Americans;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 18
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Skeleton blues : a Quint Dalrymple mystery / by Johnston, Paul,1957-author.(CARDINAL)419124;
Ex-cop Quint Dalrymple discovers there is something very rotten in the independent city-state of Edinburgh in this near-future dystopian thriller. Edinburgh, spring 2034. The weather’s balmy, there’s a referendum on whether to join a reconstituted Scotland coming up and a tourist is found strangled. As usual, maverick detective Quint Dalrymple is called in to do the Council of City Guardians’ dirty work. For the first time in his career, Quint is stumped by the complexity of the case. An explosion at the City Zoo is followed by the discovery of another body and the prime suspect is nowhere to be found. Can Quint and his sidekick, Davie, put a stop to the killings before the city erupts into open violence? Are the leaders of other Scottish states planning to take over Edinburgh, or is the source of unrest much closer to home? Quint must race to pull the threads together before he becomes one of the numerous skeletons on display.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Dalrymple, Quint (Fictitious character); Murder; Referendum;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Political reforms : American citizens gain more control over their government / by Wingate, Katherine.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.The initiative -- The referendum -- The recall -- Direct elections.Discussion of political reforms undertaken in the United States in the early twentieth century, how they were undertaken, and why.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Referendum; Recall; Elections; Progressivism (United States politics); Referendum; Recall; Elections;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Politicians, judges, and the people : a study in citizen's participation / by Sheldon, Charles H.,1929-1999.(CARDINAL)505636; Weaver, Frank P.,author.(CARDINAL)505673;
Bibliography: pages 191-200.
Subjects: Case studies.; Legislative power; Referendum;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The coyotes of Carthage [sound recording] : a novel / by Wright, Steven,1979-author.(CARDINAL)831552; Davis, Glenn,narrator.;
Performed by Glenn Davis.Aggressive, cutthroat, and successful political consultant Dre Ross arrives in God-fearing, flag-waving Carthage County. The goal: to manipulate the locals into voting to sell their pristine public land to the highest bidder.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Political fiction.; Political consultants; Referendum; Public land sales; African American men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Brexit [videorecording] / by Boardman, Lee,1972-actor.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.(CARDINAL)357183; Day, Simon,1967-actor.; Goulding, Richard(Actor),actor.; Graham, James,1982-screenwriter.; Haynes, Toby,film director.; Heffernan, John(Actor),actor.; Horsford, Lynn,film producer.; Kinnear, Rory,1978-actor.(CARDINAL)788468; Maltman, Oliver,actor.; Pemberton, Daniel,composer (expression); Russell, Lucy,1972-actor.; Soller, Kyle,1983-actor.(CARDINAL)815810; White, Liz,1979-actor.; British Broadcasting Corporation,publisher.(CARDINAL)143648; Channel Four (Great Britain),production company.(CARDINAL)190938; HBO Films,presenter.(CARDINAL)346701; House Productions,production company.;
Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; music, Daniel Pemberton ; editor, Matthew Cannings.Benedict Cumberbatch, Lee Boardman, Richard Goulding, John Heffernan, Oliver Maltman, Simon Paisley Day, Lucy Russell, Kyle Soller, Liz White, Rory Kinnear.The result of the Brexit referendum in the summer of 2016 caused a political earthquake that laid waste to the normally stable British establishment and sent political tremors across the world. This punchy and provocative feature-length drama goes exclusively behind the scenes of the 'Vote Leave' campaign, unpacking the personalities, strategies, and feuds of the winning side, and exploring the new world of data-driven campaign tactics.Rating: TV14.DVD-R; NTSC, region 1; Widescreen (16x9) presentation; Dolby digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Political films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; European Union; Referendum;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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