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Voting in America
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Praeger
Publication Date
2008
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English
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v. 1. How America votes : law, process, and voter participation
Foreword / Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction : The history and tradition of U.S. voters : how laws and external factors impact turnout / Morgan E. Felchner
pt. 1. How America votes
1. Decoding the electoral college : the history and controversy of selecting the president / Robert W. Bennett
2. Old enough to vote : voting age in the United States / Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez
3. Women in politics : from fighting for suffrage to fighting for votes / Kellyanne Conway
4. African Americans and the right to vote : a look at the Voting Rights Act then and now / Marvin P. King, Jr.
5. Registering to vote and getting your vote counted / Captain Samuel F. Wright
6. The disenfranchisement of felons / Alec C. Ewald
7. Where we vote : polling place location and its impact on elections / Moshe Haspel and H. Gibbs Knotts
8. Absentee voting in the twenty-first century / Dotty LeMieux
9. American abroad and voting at war / Captain Samuel F. Wright
10. Presidential nomination voting : the caucus versus the primary / Christopher C. Hull
11. Casting votes by mail : will other states follow Oregon's lead? / Priscilla L. Southwell
12. The rise of ballot initiatives / Kristina Wilfore
13. The unglamorous elections : getting people to the polls for down-ballot races / Phillip Stutts
14. Navigating the maze of election law changes : campaign finance laws and the United States Constitution / Richard L. Hasen
pt. 2. Who can vote?
15. Trends in voter participation : a primer on national electoral turnout and comparison of recent national participation / Andrew Myers
16. Voter participation in the United States versus other democracies / Mark Franklin
17. Why we vote : civic duty and voter apathy / Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez
18. The urban/rural divide : understanding voter participation by location / Kimberly A. Karnes and James G. Gimpel
19. Mobilizing the registered : tactics for improving voter turnout / Melissa R. Michelson, Lisa García Bedolla, and Donald P. Green
20. Educating the public about elections : the role of civic education in politics / Richard K. Scher
21. The elderly and voting : the group's impact on elections / Kellyanne Conway and Shelley West
22. The elusive young voter : how to break into the group / Heather Smith and Kat Barr
23. The typecast voters : security moms, seniors, and the young / Celinda Lake, Thaddeus Windt, and Daniel Gotoff
About the editor and contributors
Index
v. 2. What influences the American voter : interest groups, issues, and the media
Foreword / Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction : Personal politics : the issues that influence voters / Morgan E. Flechner
pt. 1. The sure thing
1. Women as the swing vote / Margie Omero
2. Blacks and the Democratic Party / Ronald Walters
3. The Democratic Party and unions : the partnership continues / Taylor E. Dark III
4. The Republican Party and the religious : courting evangelicals as the way to victory / Matt Lewis
5. The fight continues : Hispanics and the battle for their votes / André Pineda
6. The battle for the middle : the rise of the moderate in future elections / John Zogby
pt. 2. Big voting groups
7. Substantial endorsements and influential report cards : the impact of interest groups on voting in America / Christine M. Sixta and Laura R. Woliver
8. Evangelical voters and leaders and their impact on elections / Patric Hynes
9. Unions and GOTV : the long-lasting relationship / Brad Chism
pt. 3. The issues
10. Immigration in 2006 and beyond / Jim Kessler
11. Roe v. Wade politics : abortion and voting in the United States / Julia Piscitelli Valentine
12. Gay marriage : how state amendments and passionate voters are influencing elections / Liz Chadderdon
13. The politics of hope, health, and morality : stem cell research as a reason for voting / Sarah Flowers
14. The economics of voting : pocketbook issues in U.S. elections / Jim Kitchens
15. Keeping the country healthy : healthcare as a campaign issue / Daniel C. Vock
16. The politics of fear : terrorism and national security in post-9/11 elections / Theodora A. Blanchfield
17. All politics isn't local, it's personal : local issue trends in politics / Liz Chadderdon
pt. 4. The media
18. Buying time : twenty-first-century campaigns and political advertising / Julian Mulvey
19. The old guard : mainstream journalism outlets' impact on elections / Adam Schiffer
20. The new guard : entertainment talk shows and the not-so-fake news / Anthony Gierzynski and Kensington Moore
21. What changed it all : online media in elections / Joseph Graf
22. Following the leader : the impact of endorsements on presidential nomination contests / Wayne P. Steger
23. The social web : social networking and online activism in U.S. politics / Julie Barko Germany
About the editor and contributors
Index
v. 3. American voting systems in flux : debacles, dangers, and brave new designs
Foreword / Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction : The past and future of political technology : the most controversial issues of the past election cycles / Morgan E. Felchner
pt. 1. Voting in the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004
1. The first major sign of trouble : Florida in 2000 / Richard K. Scher
2. The new era of politics : recounts and getting it right the next time / Cleta Mitchell
3. Voter fraud in Wisconsin : a recent history / Mike Schramm and David A. Wise
4. The unknown threat : improperly trained poll workers lead to election day problems / Jeanne Zaino
5. Waiting in line, verifying the vote : Ohio elections in 2004 and 2006 / Sean Greene
6. The exit poll controversy / Theodora A. Blanchfield
7. Uncertain insurance : the ambiguities and complexities of provisional ballots / Edward B. Foley
8. Voting and people with disabilities / Daniel P. Tokaji
9. Waiting to vote : coping with voter queues in U.S. Federal elections / Alexander S. Belenky and Richard C. Larson
10. The solution : Help America Vote Act and Vote Now / Grant Hayden
pt. 2. Online voter registration and online voting
11. The future of voter registration / Mark Ritchie
12. Falling behind : the future of online voting in the United States / Michael D. Tuteur and Rajesth M. Naik
13. Voting online around the world / Thad E. Hall and R. Michael Alvarez
pt. 3. Counting the votes : who is behind electronic voting?
14. Owning the vote : a look at Diebokld, ES & S, and the rest of the voting industry / Morgan E. Felchner
15. The paper versus electronic debate : the trouble with electronic voting machines and paper audits / Dan Seligson
16. Trusting the vote : public confidence in elections / Timothy J. Ryan
About the editor and contributors
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