Voting in America [Three Volumes]

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Morgan E. Felchner

Foreword by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Praeger Perspectives
Volume 1
How America Votes: Law, Process, and Voter Participation
Volume 2
What Influences the American Voter: Interest Groups, Issues, and the Media
Volume 3
American Voting Systems in Flux: Debacles, Dangers, and Brave New Designs

Book Code: C9804

ISBN: 0-275-99804-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99804-2

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760 pages, figures; tables

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 6/30/2008

List Price: $300.00 (UK Sterling Price: £170.00)

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Description: The three volumes of Voting in America offer the most comprehensive, authoritative, and useful account of all aspects of voting in America ever assembled. This set surveys the legal foundations, historical development, and geographic diversity of voting practices at all levels of government in the United States. It marshals the demographics of voter participation and party affiliation in the 21st century by age, occupation, location, region, class, race, and religion, and parses the roles of interest groups, hot-button issues, and the media in mobilizing voters and shaping their decisions. Finally, the set anatomizes the critical voting debacles in the 2000 and 2004 elections and assesses the proposed remedies, including online voting and electronic voting machines. The host of chapters penned for this magisterial set by an unprecedented assemblage of academics, practitioners, and pundits includes such lively topics as: the Electoral College, prisoner disenfranchisement, obstacles and options for American voters abroad, the rise of ballot initiatives, the elusive youth vote, the battle for the swing vote, local issues trends, Wisconsin voter fraud, waiting in line in Ohio, the provisional ballots mess, and partisanship in voting companies.

Table of Contents:

Volume 1: How America Votes: Law, Process, and Voter Participation
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The History of Voting in America and
Introduction: Reversing the Trend: The 2004 Election as a Model For Future Elections
Part I How America Votes
Chapter 1: Decoding the Electoral College: History and Controversy
Chapter 2: Old Enough to Vote: Voting Age in the United States
Chapter 3: Women in Politics: From Fighting for Suffrage to Fighting for Votes
Chapter 4: African Americans and the Right to Vote: A Look at the Voting Rights Act Then and Now
Chapter 5: Registering to Vote and Getting Your Vote Counted
Chapter 6: The Disenfranchisement of Felons
Chapter 7: Where We Vote: Polling Place Location and the Impact on Election Results
Chapter 8: Absentee Voting in the Twenty-first Century
Chapter 9: Americans Abroad: Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting ActVoting Options and Obstacles
Chapter 10: Presidential Nomination Voting: The Caucus versus the Primary
Chapter 11: Vote by Mail: Oregon Votes Only by MailWill Other States Follow?
Chapter 12: The Rise of Ballot Initiatives
Chapter 13: Local, Statewide and Federal: Getting People to the Polls for Down Ballot Races
Chapter 14: Navigating the Maze of Election Law Changes Campaign Finance Reform
Part II Who Votes in America
Chapter 15: Trends in Voter Participation
Chapter 16: Voter Participation in the U.S. versus Other Democracies
Chapter 17: Why We Vote: Civic Duty and Obligation vs. Voter Apathy
Chapter 18: The Urban-Rural Divide: Understanding Voter Participation by Location
Chapter 19: Mobilizing the Registered: Tactics to Improve Voter Turnout
Chapter 20: Educating the Public about Elections: The Role of Civic Education in Politics
Chapter 21: The Elderly and Voting: Impact on Elections and Turnout Levels
Chapter 22; The Elusive Young Voter: How to Break into the Group
Chapter 23: The Typecast Voters: Soccer Moms, Nascar Dads, and Office-Park Dads
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
Volume 2: What Influences the American Voter: Interest Groups, Issues, and the Media
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: Personal Politics: The Issues that Influence Voters
Part I The Sure Thing
Chapter 1: Women as the Swing Vote: Does Either Party Have an Advantage?
Chapter 2: The Democratic Party and African Americans
Chapter 3: The Democratic Party and Unions: Is a Rift in Unions Going to Hurt this Reliable Group?
Chapter 4: The Republican Party and the Religious: Evangelicals as the Way to Victory
Chapter 5: The Fight Continues: Hispanics and the Fight for Their Votes
Chapter 6: The Battle for the Middle: The Rise of the Moderate in Future Elections
Part II Big Voting Groups
Chapter 7: Substantial Endorsements and Influential Report Cards: The Impact on Interest Groups on Voting in America
Chapter 8: Evangelical Voters and Church Leaders Impact on the Vote
Chapter 9: Unions and GOTV: The Long-Lasting Relationship
Chapter 10: The Gun Issue: The NRAs Influence on Elections
Part III The Issues
Chapter 11: Immigration in 2006 and Beyond
Chapter 12: Roe v. Wade Politics: Abortion and Voting
Chapter 13: Gay Marriage: How State Amendments and Passionate Voters Are Influencing Elections
Chapter 14: The Politics of Hope: Stem Cell Research as a Reason for Voting
Chapter 15: The Economics of Voting: Pocketbooks Issues in U.S. Elections
Chapter 16: Keeping the Country Healthy: Health Care as a Campaign Issue
Chapter 17: The Politics of Fear: Terrorism and National Security in Post-9/11 Elections
Chapter 18: All Politics Isnt Local, Its Personal: Local Issue Trends in Politics
Part IV The Media
Chapter 19: Buying Time: Twenty-first Century Campaigns and Political Advertising
Chapter 20: The Old Guard: Mainstream Journalism Outlets Impact on Elections
Chapter 21: The New Guard: Entertainment Talk Shows and Not-So-Fake News
Chapter 22: What Changed It All: Online Media and Elections
Chapter 23: Following the Leader: The Impact of Endorsements
Chapter 24: The Social Web: Social Networking and Online Activism
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
Volume 3: American Voting Systems in Flux: Debacles, Dangers, and Brave New Designs
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: The Past and Future of Political Technology: An Introduction to the Most Controversial Issues of the Past Election Cycles
Part I Voting in the Presidential Elections of 2000 and 2004
Chapter 1: The First Major Sign of Trouble: Florida in 2000
Chapter 2: The New Era of Politics: Recounts
Chapter 3: Voter Fraud in Wisconsin: A Case-by-Case Analysis
Chapter 4: The Unknown Threat: Improperly Trained Poll Workers Lead to Election Day Problems
Chapter 5: Waiting in Line, Verifying the Vote: Ohio in 2004 and 2006
Chapter 6: The Exit Poll Controversy
Chapter 7: Uncertain Insurance: The Ambiguities and Complexities of Provisional Ballots
Chapter 8: Voting and People with Disabilities
Chapter 9: Waiting to Vote: Coping with Voter Queues in

LC Card Number: 2008004555

LCC Class: JK1976

Dewey Class: 324

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