Voting and Elections in the United States

Explores and documents the causes and effects of the long history of vote denial on American politics, culture, law, and society. Featuring a unique mix of analysis and documentation. Four narrative chapters survey voting rights from colonial times to the 2000 presidential election, focus on key court cases, and examine the current voting climate.

How the history of American voting rights has shaped the way we vote today. Drawing the Vote, an original graphic novel, looks at the history of voting rights in the United States and how it affects the way we vote today.

The unique way in which Americans elect their public officials is explored in this volume, from financing campaigns, to registering voters, to the function of the electoral college.

This book offers the most up-to-date examination of campaigns and elections, including the challenges and opportunities they present. It addresses fundamental questions about who votes in American elections, how legislative districts are reapportioned and why it matters, the realities of voter fraud, the pros and cons of reforming the Electoral College, the impact of dark money on campaigns, and the role of political consultants and specialists, among other topics. This is not simply a book on how campaigns are run, but why campaigns and elections are integral components of American democracy and how those fundamental elements may be vulnerable to misuse.