Voting in America

v. 1. How America votes : law, process, and voter participation

Foreword / Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction : The history and tradition of U.S. voters : how laws and external factors impact turnout / Morgan E. Felchner

pt. 1. How America votes

1. Decoding the electoral college : the history and controversy of selecting the president / Robert W. Bennett

2. Old enough to vote : voting age in the United States / Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez

3. Women in politics : from fighting for suffrage to fighting for votes / Kellyanne Conway

4. African Americans and the right to vote : a look at the Voting Rights Act then and now / Marvin P. King, Jr.

5. Registering to vote and getting your vote counted / Captain Samuel F. Wright

6. The disenfranchisement of felons / Alec C. Ewald

7. Where we vote : polling place location and its impact on elections / Moshe Haspel and H. Gibbs Knotts

8. Absentee voting in the twenty-first century / Dotty LeMieux

9. American abroad and voting at war / Captain Samuel F. Wright

10. Presidential nomination voting : the caucus versus the primary / Christopher C. Hull

11. Casting votes by mail : will other states follow Oregon's lead? / Priscilla L. Southwell

12. The rise of ballot initiatives / Kristina Wilfore

13. The unglamorous elections : getting people to the polls for down-ballot races / Phillip Stutts

14. Navigating the maze of election law changes : campaign finance laws and the United States Constitution / Richard L. Hasen

pt. 2. Who can vote?

15. Trends in voter participation : a primer on national electoral turnout and comparison of recent national participation / Andrew Myers

16. Voter participation in the United States versus other democracies / Mark Franklin

17. Why we vote : civic duty and voter apathy / Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez

18. The urban/rural divide : understanding voter participation by location / Kimberly A. Karnes and James G. Gimpel

19. Mobilizing the registered : tactics for improving voter turnout / Melissa R. Michelson, Lisa García Bedolla, and Donald P. Green

20. Educating the public about elections : the role of civic education in politics / Richard K. Scher

21. The elderly and voting : the group's impact on elections / Kellyanne Conway and Shelley West

22. The elusive young voter : how to break into the group / Heather Smith and Kat Barr

23. The typecast voters : security moms, seniors, and the young / Celinda Lake, Thaddeus Windt, and Daniel Gotoff

About the editor and contributors

Index

v. 2. What influences the American voter : interest groups, issues, and the media

Foreword / Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction : Personal politics : the issues that influence voters / Morgan E. Flechner

pt. 1. The sure thing

1. Women as the swing vote / Margie Omero

2. Blacks and the Democratic Party / Ronald Walters

3. The Democratic Party and unions : the partnership continues / Taylor E. Dark III

4. The Republican Party and the religious : courting evangelicals as the way to victory / Matt Lewis

5. The fight continues : Hispanics and the battle for their votes / André Pineda

6. The battle for the middle : the rise of the moderate in future elections / John Zogby

pt. 2. Big voting groups

7. Substantial endorsements and influential report cards : the impact of interest groups on voting in America / Christine M. Sixta and Laura R. Woliver

8. Evangelical voters and leaders and their impact on elections / Patric Hynes

9. Unions and GOTV : the long-lasting relationship / Brad Chism

pt. 3. The issues

10. Immigration in 2006 and beyond / Jim Kessler

11. Roe v. Wade politics : abortion and voting in the United States / Julia Piscitelli Valentine

12. Gay marriage : how state amendments and passionate voters are influencing elections / Liz Chadderdon

13. The politics of hope, health, and morality : stem cell research as a reason for voting / Sarah Flowers

14. The economics of voting : pocketbook issues in U.S. elections / Jim Kitchens

15. Keeping the country healthy : healthcare as a campaign issue / Daniel C. Vock

16. The politics of fear : terrorism and national security in post-9/11 elections / Theodora A. Blanchfield

17. All politics isn't local, it's personal : local issue trends in politics / Liz Chadderdon

pt. 4. The media

18. Buying time : twenty-first-century campaigns and political advertising / Julian Mulvey

19. The old guard : mainstream journalism outlets' impact on elections / Adam Schiffer

20. The new guard : entertainment talk shows and the not-so-fake news / Anthony Gierzynski and Kensington Moore

21. What changed it all : online media in elections / Joseph Graf

22. Following the leader : the impact of endorsements on presidential nomination contests / Wayne P. Steger

23. The social web : social networking and online activism in U.S. politics / Julie Barko Germany

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Index

v. 3. American voting systems in flux : debacles, dangers, and brave new designs

Foreword / Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction : The past and future of political technology : the most controversial issues of the past election cycles / Morgan E. Felchner

pt. 1. Voting in the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004

1. The first major sign of trouble : Florida in 2000 / Richard K. Scher

2. The new era of politics : recounts and getting it right the next time / Cleta Mitchell

3. Voter fraud in Wisconsin : a recent history / Mike Schramm and David A. Wise

4. The unknown threat : improperly trained poll workers lead to election day problems / Jeanne Zaino

5. Waiting in line, verifying the vote : Ohio elections in 2004 and 2006 / Sean Greene

6. The exit poll controversy / Theodora A. Blanchfield

7. Uncertain insurance : the ambiguities and complexities of provisional ballots / Edward B. Foley

8. Voting and people with disabilities / Daniel P. Tokaji

9. Waiting to vote : coping with voter queues in U.S. Federal elections / Alexander S. Belenky and Richard C. Larson

10. The solution : Help America Vote Act and Vote Now / Grant Hayden

pt. 2. Online voter registration and online voting

11. The future of voter registration / Mark Ritchie

12. Falling behind : the future of online voting in the United States / Michael D. Tuteur and Rajesth M. Naik

13. Voting online around the world / Thad E. Hall and R. Michael Alvarez

pt. 3. Counting the votes : who is behind electronic voting?

14. Owning the vote : a look at Diebokld, ES & S, and the rest of the voting industry / Morgan E. Felchner

15. The paper versus electronic debate : the trouble with electronic voting machines and paper audits / Dan Seligson

16. Trusting the vote : public confidence in elections / Timothy J. Ryan

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Index.