Living in a democracy, we are periodically cursed (blessed?) with election year mania. Occasionally, it all seems to amount to naught, and people have been heard to ask: Isn\u27t there another way? Of couse there is. Different types of government abound. More than eighty varieties are presented below. As you read through them, perhaps you\u27ll find one that sounds a little better than democracy. On the other hand, a look at these alternatives might be enough to renew everyone\u27s faith in the electoral process