Why don't Americans vote? : causes and consequences /
Bridgett A. King and Kathleen Hale, Editors.
- xxviii, 227 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why don't Americans vote? : the history of the franchise in the United States / Declining trust and efficacy and its role in political participation / Qualifying to vote : voter registration requirements / Digitizing democracy : online voter registration / Political citizenship : whether and why college students vote / Nonprofit voter registration and the limitations on nonprofit advocacy / Why bother? : apathy in the American electorate / It's not convenient : early and weekend voting / It's not convenient : absentee voting and the federal write-in absentee ballot / It's not convenient : should other states follow the Northwest and vote by mail? / Logistical barriers to voting / Voter identification requirements and participation : a cause for alarm? / Barred from the booth : felony disenfranchisement / Politics of representation : the two-party system / Geography of representation : gerrymandering, representation, and turnout / Dynamics of direct democracy and voter turnout / Midterm election blues / Political polarization : the shift from the middle / It's over before it began : pre-election polling and the early release of election results / Tenor of modern political campaigns : alienation and voter turnout / Mobilization through third party groups / Bridgett A. King -- Megan M. Ruxton and Kyle L. Saunders -- Gayle Alberda -- Krysha Gregorowicz and Thad E. Hall -- Jodi Benenson, Margaret Brower, and Nancy L. Thomas -- Kelly Krawczyk -- Anne M. Cizmar -- Keith Smith and Dari Sylvester-Tran -- Thad E. Hall, Krysha Gregorowicz, and Leah Alley -- Priscilla L. Southwell -- Elizabeth Bergman and Dari Sylvester-Tran -- Ryan Voris -- Bridgett A. King -- Linda M. Trautman -- Christopher N. Lawrence -- Dominic D. Wells -- Robert Postic -- Benjamin W. Cole -- Robert C. Chalwell Jr. -- Priscilla L. Southwell -- Mitchell Brown. Introduction: