Why don't Americans vote? : causes and consequences / Bridgett A. King and Kathleen Hale, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

King, Bridgett A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voting--United States.

Voting.

United States.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 227 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2016]

Contents:

1 Declining Trust and Efficacy and Its Role in Political Participation / Megan M. Ruxton Ruxton, Megan M., Kyle L. Saunders Saunders, Kyle L. 1

2 Qualifying to Vote: Voter Registration Requirements / Gayle Alberda Alberda, Gayle 11

3 Digitizing Democracy: Celine Voter Registration / Krysha Gregorowicz Gregorowicz, Krysha, Thad E. Hall Hall, Thad E. 22

4 Political Citizenship: Whether and Why College Students Vote / Jodi Benenson Benenson, Jodi, Margaret Brower Brower, Margaret, Nancy L. Thomas Thomas, Nancy L. 30

5 Nonprofit Voter Registration and the Limitations on Nonprofit Advocacy / Kelly Krawczyk Krawczyk, Kelly 40

6 Why Bother? Apathy in the American Electorate / Anne M. Cizmar Cizmar, Anne M. 51

7 It's Not Convenient: Early and Weekend Voting / Keith Smith Smith, Keith, Dari Sylvester-Tran Sylvester-Tran, Dari 60

8 It's Not Convenient: Absentee Voting and the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot / Thad B. Hall Hall, Thad B., Krysha Gregorowicz Gregorowicz, Krysha, Leah Alley Alley, Leah 69

9 It's Not Convenient: Should Other States Follow the Northwest and Vote by Mail? / Priscilla L. Southwell Southwell, Priscilla L. 78

10 Logistical Barriers to Voting / Elizabeth Bergman Bergman, Elizabeth, Dari Sylvester-Iran Sylvester-Iran, Dari 86

11 Voter Identification Requirements and Participation: A Cause for Alarm? / Ryan Voris Voris, Ryan 94

12 Barred from the Booth: Felony Disenfranchisement / Bridgett A. King King, Bridgett A. 103

13 Politics of Representation: The Two-Party System / Linda M. Trautman Trautman, Linda M. 113

14 Geography of Representation: Gerrymandering, Representation, and Turnout / Christopher N. Lawrence Lawrence, Christopher N. 124

15 Dynamics of Direct Democracy and Voter Turnout / Dominic D. Wells Wells, Dominic D. 136

16 Midterm Election Blues / Robert Postic Postic, Robert 146

17 Political Polarization: The Shift from the Middle / Benjamin W. Cole Cole, Benjamin W. 155

18 It's Over before It Began: Pre-Election Polling and the Early Release of Election Results / Robert C. Chalwell Chalwell, Robert C. 164

19 Tenor of Modern Political Campaigns: Alienation and Voter Turnout / Priscilla L. Southwell Southwell, Priscilla L. 173

20 Mobilization through Third Party Groups / Mitchell Brown Brown, Mitchell 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781440841156

1440841152

OCLC:

929588623