Screen LibraryChanging how America votes /
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...
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
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. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-234) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442276062 1442276061 9781442276079 144227607X |
| Index Number: | JK1976 |
| CLC: | D771.224 |
| Call Number: | D771.224/C456 |
| Contents: |
Evaluating American elections: are they working well? / Compulsory voting and the United States / Race and the right to vote: the modern barrier of voter ID laws / Provisional votes: an election reform to count more votes / One step forward, two steps back: the curious case of immigrant voting rights / Changing how America votes for president / Redistricting and representation: searching for "fairness" between the lines / Ranked choice voting: a different way of casting and counting votes / The impact of electoral rules on minority representation / The fair representation act for Congress / What's rules got to do with it? Parties, reform, and selection in the presidential nomination process / Signature requirements and ballot access for non-major party candidates / Third parties and the fight for electoral reform / Campaign finance in U.S. politics: an era without limits / When do election rules change? / |