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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Bridgett A.

Contributor:

King, Bridgett A., editor.

Hale, Kathleen, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voting--United States.

Voting.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 227 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a thought-provoking discussion of issues that influence voter registration and turnout in contemporary America. It covers issues that are consistently in the media, such as gerrymandering; voter ID; and rules pertaining to when, where, and how Americans register and vote.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Introduction: Why Don't Americans Vote? The History of the Franchise in the United States; 1. Declining Trust and Efficacy and Its Role in Political Participation; 2. Qualifying to Vote: Voter Registration Requirements; 3. Digitizing Democracy: Online Voter Registration; 4. Political Citizenship: Whether and Why College Students Vote; 5. Nonprofit Voter Registration and the Limitations on Nonprofit Advocacy; 6. Why Bother? Apathy in the American Electorate; 7. It's Not Convenient: Early and Weekend Voting

8. It's Not Convenient: Absentee Voting and the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot9. It's Not Convenient: Should Other States Follow the Northwest and Vote by Mail?; 10. Logistical Barriers to Voting; 11. Voter Identification Requirements and Participation: A Cause for Alarm?; 12. Barred from the Booth: Felony Disenfranchisement; 13. Politics of Representation: The Two-Party System; 14. Geography of Representation: Gerrymandering, Representation, and Turnout; 15. Dynamics of Direct Democracy and Voter Turnout; 16. Midterm Election Blues; 17. Political Polarization: The Shift from the Middle

18. It's Over before It Began: Pre-Election Polling and the Early Release of Election Results19. Tenor of Modern Political Campaigns: Alienation and Voter Turnout; 20. Mobilization through Third Party Groups; Who Will Vote? The Election Administration Landscape in 2016 and Beyond; Appendix A.1: Voter Turnout in Presidential and Midterm Elections, 1789-2014; Appendix A.2: Constitutional Amendments; Appendix A.3: Probit Regression Model Predicting Voter Apathy Abstention; Appendix A.4: Demographics California VAAC Survey Respondents, 2012 and 2014 (in percentages)

Appendix A.5: California VAAC Respondent Voting Preferences, 2012 and 2014: Habits and Preferences (in percentages)Appendix A.6: Alienation Survey Questions; Appendix A.7: Binary Logistic Analysis of Voter Turnout, 2008 and 2012; Appendix A.8: Models of Voter Registration and Turnout; About the Editors and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216035619

9798216165170

9781440841163

1440841160

OCLC:

967095306