| Description |
xxviii, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : Why don't Americans vote? : the history of the franchise in the United States / Bridgett A. King -- 1. Declining trust and efficacy and its role in political participation / Megan M. Ruxton and Kyle L. Saunders -- 2. Qualifying to vote : voter registration requirements / Gayle Alberda -- 3. Digitizing democracy : online voter registration / Krysha Gregorowicz and Thad E. Hall -- 4. Political citizenship : whether and why college students vote / Jodi Benenson, Margaret Brower, and Nancy L. Thomas -- 5. Nonprofit voter registration and the limitations on nonprofit advocacy / Kelly Krawczyk -- 6. Why bother? : apathy in the American electorate / Anne M. Cizmar -- 7. It's not convenient : early and weekend voting / Keith Smith and Dari Sylvester-Tran -- 8. It's not convenient : absentee voting and the federal write-in absentee ballot / Thad E. Hall, Krysha Gregorowicz, and Leah Alley -- 9. It's not convenient : should other states follow the Northwest and vote by mail? / Priscilla L. Southwell -- 10. Logistical barriers to voting / Elizabeth Bergman and Dari Sylvester-Tran -- 11. Voter identification requirements and participation : a cause for alarm? / Ryan Voris -- 12. Barred from the booth : felony disenfranchisement / Bridgett A. King -- 13. Politics of representation : the two-party system / Linda M. Trautman -- 14. Geography of representation : gerrymandering, representation, and turnout / Christopher N. Lawrence -- 15. Dynamics of direct democracy and voter turnout / Dominic D. Wells -- 16. Midterm election blues / Robert Postic -- 17. Political polarization : the shift from the middle / Benjamin W. Cole -- 18. It's over before it began : pre-election polling and the early release of election results / Robert C. Chalwell Jr. -- 19. Tenor of modern political campaigns : alienation and voter turnout / Priscilla L. Southwell -- 20. Mobilization through third party groups / Mitchell Brown -- Who will vote? : the election administration landscape in 2016 and beyond / Kathleen Hale -- Appendix A.1. Voter turnout in presidential and midterm elections, 1789-2014 -- Appendix A.2. Constitutional Amendments -- Appendix A.3. Probit regression model predicting voter apathy abstention -- Appendix A.4. Demographics California VAAC survey respondents, 2012 and 2014 (in percentages) -- Appendix A.5. California VAAC respondent voting preferences, 2012 and 2014 : habits and preferences (in percentages) -- Appendix A.6. Alienation survey questions -- Appendix A.7. Binary logistic analysis of voter turnout, 2008 and 2012 -- Appendix A.8. Models of voter registration and turnout. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Voting -- United States.
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Elections -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Elections. (OCoLC)fst00904324
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Voting. (OCoLC)fst01169232
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
King, Bridgett A., editor.
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| ISBN |
9781440841156 (hardcopy) (alkaline paper) |
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1440841152 (hardcopy) (alkaline paper) |
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9781440841163 (electronic book) |
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1440841160 (electronic book) |
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