Changing how America votes / [edited by] Todd Donovan, Western Washington University.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Description
viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    This edited volume comprised of 15 short substantive chapters on various specific reform topics that examine how electoral democracy in the United States might be improved. Editor Todd Donovan has organized the readings around three themes: changing who votes, changing how we vote, and the roles of parties and money.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Evaluating American elections: are they working well? / Todd Donovan
    • Compulsory voting and the United States / Shane P. Singh
    • Race and the right to vote: the modern barrier of voter ID laws / Hannah Walker, Gabriel Sanchez, Stephen Nuño, and Matt Barreto
    • Provisional votes: an election reform to count more votes / Martha Kropf and Holly Whisman
    • One step forward, two steps back: the curious case of immigrant voting rights / Ron Hayduk
    • Changing how America votes for president / Caroline J. Tolbert and Kellen Gracey
    • Redistricting and representation: searching for "fairness" between the lines / Vladimir Kogan and Eric McGhee
    • Ranked choice voting: a different way of casting and counting votes / David C. Kimball and Joseph Anthony
    • The impact of electoral rules on minority representation / Jason P. Casellas and Kenicia Wright
    • The fair representation act for Congress / Rob Richie and Drew Spencer Penrose
    • What's rules got to do with it? Parties, reform, and selection in the presidential nomination process / Jason S. Byers and Jamie L. Carson
    • Signature requirements and ballot access for non-major party candidates / Barry C. Burden and Jordan Hsu
    • Third parties and the fight for electoral reform / Brian Brox
    • Campaign finance in U.S. politics: an era without limits / Lonna Rae Atkeson and Wendy L. Hansen
    • When do election rules change? / Todd Donovan.
    ISBN
    • 9781442276062 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 1442276061 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 9781442276079 ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
    • 144227607X ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2017011424
    OCLC
    969382323
    Other standard number
    • 40027275978
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