Institutions and the Right to Vote in America
This book explores how the United States institutions of democracy have affected a citizen’s ability to participate in politics. The 2000 election and the ensuing decade of research demonstrated that that the institutions of elections vitally affect
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Elections, Voting, Technology The series Elections, Voting, Technology examines the relationships between people, electoral processes and technologies, and democracy. Elections are a fundamental aspect of a free and democratic society and, at their core, they involve a citizenry making selections for who will represent them. This series examines the ways in which citizens select their candidates—the voting technologies used, the rules of the game that govern the process—and considers how changes in processes and technologies affect the voter and the democratic process. Thad Hall is an associate professor of political science at the University of Utah and a research affiliate with the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project. He is the coauthor of several books on elections and voting, including Point, Click, and Vote: The Future of Internet Voting and Electronic Elections: The Perils and Promise of Digital Democracy, and coeditor of the book Election Fraud. Confirming Elections: Creating Confidence and Integrity through Election Auditing Edited by R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson, and Thad E. Hall Civil Society and Electoral Accountability in Latin America Sharon F. Lean Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice, and Dignity Edited by Mahmoud Hamad and Khalil al-Anani The American Election 2012: Contexts and Consequences Edited by R. Ward Holder and Peter B. Josephson Convenience Voting and Technology: The Case of Military and Overseas Voters Claire M. Smith Administering Elections: How American Elections Work Kathleen Hale, Robert Montjoy, and Mitchell Brown Institutions and the Right to Vote in America Martha E. Kropf
Institutions and the Right to Vote in America
Martha E. Kropf
Martha E. Kropf Department of Political Science University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC, USA
Elections, Voting, Technology ISBN 978-1-137-30170-3 ISBN 978-1-137-30171-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-30171-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or im
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