The politics of voter suppression : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote /
Wang, Tova Andrea,
The politics of voter suppression : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / Tova Andrea Wang and Janice Nittoli. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.
Previously issued in print: 2012.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The voter inclusion principle -- The early years of vote suppression -- Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act -- Vote suppression goes national and Republican -- The battle over Motor Voter -- The election of 2000 and its fallout -- A slight upswing -- Effects on election outcomes -- How to increase participation -- Epilogue : what citizens can do.
This text assesses actual practices at the polls and re-engages with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. The author examines the history of how US election reforms have been manipulated for partisan advantage and establishes a new framework for analyzing laws and policies.
9780801466038
Elections--History--United States--20th century.
Elections--Corrupt practices--History--United States--20th century.
Voter registration--History--United States--20th century.
Voter registration--Corrupt practices--History--United States--20th century.
Suffrage--History--United States--20th century.
Voting--History--United States--20th century.
Voter registration--Corrupt practices--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
JK1976 / .P655 2016
The politics of voter suppression : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / Tova Andrea Wang and Janice Nittoli. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.
Previously issued in print: 2012.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The voter inclusion principle -- The early years of vote suppression -- Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act -- Vote suppression goes national and Republican -- The battle over Motor Voter -- The election of 2000 and its fallout -- A slight upswing -- Effects on election outcomes -- How to increase participation -- Epilogue : what citizens can do.
This text assesses actual practices at the polls and re-engages with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. The author examines the history of how US election reforms have been manipulated for partisan advantage and establishes a new framework for analyzing laws and policies.
9780801466038
Elections--History--United States--20th century.
Elections--Corrupt practices--History--United States--20th century.
Voter registration--History--United States--20th century.
Voter registration--Corrupt practices--History--United States--20th century.
Suffrage--History--United States--20th century.
Voting--History--United States--20th century.
Voter registration--Corrupt practices--History--United States--20th century.
Electronic Books.
JK1976 / .P655 2016