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Home  › Membership  › Organized Section Membership  › Section List  › 8. Representation and Electoral Systems Representation and Electoral Systems The purpose of this section is to promote teaching and research in the areas of representation and electoral systems, and to encourage communication among persons interested in these fields within the Association and with related disciplines. Website: /~res/  2009 - 2010 Officers Chair: Shaun Bowler University of California, Riverside Political Science University Avenue Riverside CA 92521 Shaun.bowler@ucr.edu Secretary/Treasurer: Bonnie M. Meguid University of Rochester Political Science 306 Harkness Hall Rochester NY 14627 bonnie.meguid@rochester.edu 2010 Program Chair: Orit Kedar Massachusetts Institute of Technology Political Science 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge MA 02139 okedar@mit.edu Newsletter Editor: Joseph F. Zimmerman SUNY, Albany Department of Political Science 135 Western Avenue Albany NY 12222 zimmer@albany.edu Council: R. Kenneth Carty, University of British Columbia Sarah Birch, University of Essex Kathleen Bawn, University of California, Los Angeles Iain McLean, Oxford University Matt Golder, Florida State University Jack Vowles, University of Exeter Erik Herron, University of Kansas Awards Previous Award Recipients  The George H. Hallet Award is given for a book, that is at least ten years old, that has had a lasting contribution to the literature on representation and electoral systems. Nominations should be received by February 15, 2010. Award Committee Members: Miriam Golden, Chair David Brockington Mark Franklin The Lawrence Longley Award is given for the best article published in the previous year. Nominations should be received by February 15, 2010. Award Committee Members: Mark Jones, Chair Susan Banducci James Endersby The Leon Weaver Award for the best paper presented at a panel sponsored by the Representation and Electoral Systems Division. Nominations should be received by February 15, 2010. Award Committee Members: Steven Brams, Chair Eric Chang Emily Clough