A timely argument that all members of a democracy must participate in elections. It would be the surest way to protect against voter suppression. It's not as radical or utopian as it sounds, everyone is required to vote in Australia.
A practical road map for controlling disinformation, embracing free speech, saving American elections, and protecting democracy.
This graphic novel looks at the history of voting rights in the United States and how it affects the way we vote today.
Elections in America provides a thorough and objective explanation of American elections at the local, state, and national levels. It discusses laws and practices that govern elections, the history of elections and voting rights, and contemporary voting controversies.
This book describes innovations in voter registration, voter convenience, support for voting in languages other than English, the integrity of the voting process, and voting system technology.
How can we tolerate the Electoral College when every vote does not count the same, and the candidate who gets the most votes can lose? Twice in the last five elections, the Electoral College has overridden the popular vote, calling the integrity of the entire system into question--and creating a false picture of a country divided into bright red and blue blocks when in fact we are purple from coast to coast.
How a bipartisan coalition worked to lower the voting age to 18 in 1971. As the national conversation around climate crisis, gun violence, and police brutality creates a new call for a lower voting age, "Let Us Vote!" provides an essential investigation of how this massive political change occurred, and how it could be brought about again.
Gerrymandering is the manipulation of election districts for partisan and political gain. Instead of voters picking the politicians they want, politicians pick the voters they need to get the election results they're after. Gerrymandering has been around since before our nation's founding and with technology, those drawing the redistricting lines have been able to microtarget their electoral manipulations with unprecedented levels of precision.
Provides an in-depth examination and history of American political parties and their critical role in representative democracy at the local, state, and national levels.
Shows how a constitutional right to vote can deescalate voting wars between political parties that lead to endless rounds of litigation and undermine voter confidence in elections, and can safeguard democracy against dangerous attempts at election subversion like the one we witnessed in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
These articles and media literacy guide describe the many forms of voter suppression and its impact on U.S. elections.
Using real-world examples, this book provides readers with thorough, nonpartisan explanations about primaries, the electoral college, checks and balances, polls, fundraising, and more.
This reference book chronicles voting rights in the United States, from the colonial period to the present.
