Real Power to the People describes a unique experiment in democracy
that took place during 2004-2005. In this experiment, the
government of British Columbia gave its citizens the power to take
control of its electoral reform process and make a final decision.
This new approach to electoral reform was implemented through a
citizens' assembly of 160 randomly selected, nonpartisan British
Columbians and a referendum. The citizens' assembly first studied
the different electoral options, listened to the views of their
fellow citizens, and recommended a new electoral system for British
Columbia. Later, all British Columbians took part in making a final
decision on the recommended new system through the referendum. Dr.
Herath was directly involved in the process as one of the assembly
members. This unique new approach has gathered attention from
political pundits all over the world. There are indications that
other jurisdictions will adopt it. The Netherlands and Ontario have
already begun to do so while there is a growing movement in
California to follow suit. The work first introduces the reader to
electoral reform in general, the historic context of the new
approach, and its implementation. This is followed by an
explanation of the six most critical features of the new approach.
The work ends with Dr. Herath's conclusions that include five
important lessons to be drawn from this first time application of
the new approach and its worldwide applicability.
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