The politics of voter suppression : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / Tova Andrea Wang and Janice Nittoli.

By:

Wang, Tova Andrea [Author]

Contributor(s):

Nittoli, Janice []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780801466038

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

JK1976 .P655 2016

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	JK1976 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn967261501

Previously issued in print: 2012.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.

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