Captain Foreword / Richard L. Hasen -- Introduction : Navigating the maze of election law changes : campaign finance laws and the United States Constitution / Morgan E. Felchner -- pt. 1. How America votes -- Decoding the electoral college : the history and controversy of selecting the president / Robert W. Bennett -- Old enough to vote : voting age in the United States / Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez -- Women in politics : from fighting for suffrage to fighting for votes / Kellyanne Conway -- African Americans and the right to vote : a look at the Voting Rights Act then and now / Marvin P. King, Jr. -- Registering to vote and getting your vote counted / Captain Samuel F. Wright -- The disenfranchisement of felons / Alec C. Ewald -- Where we vote : polling place location and its impact on elections / Moshe Haspel and H. Gibbs Knotts -- Absentee voting in the twenty-first century / Dotty LeMieux -- American abroad and voting at war / Captain Samuel F. Wright -- Presidential nomination voting : the caucus versus the primary / Christopher C. Hull -- Casting votes by mail : will other states follow Oregon's lead? / Priscilla L. Southwell -- The rise of ballot initiatives / Kristina Wilfore -- The unglamorous elections : getting people to the polls for down-ballot races / Phillip Stutts -- Navigating the maze of election law changes : campaign finance laws and the United States Constitution / Richard L. Hasen -- and The typecast voters : security moms, seniors, and the young / Trends in voter participation : a primer on national electoral turnout and comparison of recent national participation / Daniel Gotoff -- Voter participation in the United States versus other democracies / Mark Franklin -- Why we vote : civic duty and voter apathy / Karlo Barrios Marcelo and Mark Hugo Lopez -- The urban/rural divide : understanding voter participation by location / Kimberly A. Karnes and James G. Gimpel -- Mobilizing the registered : tactics for improving voter turnout / Melissa R. Michelson, Lisa García Bedolla, and Donald P. Green -- Educating the public about elections : the role of civic education in politics / Richard K. Scher -- The elderly and voting : the group's impact on elections / Kellyanne Conway and Shelley West -- The elusive young voter : how to break into the group / Heather Smith and Kat Barr -- The typecast voters : security moms, seniors, and the young / Celinda Lake, Thaddeus Windt, and Daniel Gotoff -- and Foreword / Brad Chism -- Introduction : Personal politics : the issues that influence voters / Morgan E. Flechner -- pt. 1. Unions and GOTV : the long-lasting relationship / Women as the swing vote / Margie Omero -- Blacks and the Democratic Party / Ronald Walters -- The Democratic Party and unions : the partnership continues / Taylor E. Dark III -- The Republican Party and the religious : courting evangelicals as the way to victory / Matt Lewis -- The fight continues : Hispanics and the battle for their votes / André Pineda -- The battle for the middle : the rise of the moderate in future elections / John Zogby -- pt. 2. Big voting groups -- Substantial endorsements and influential report cards : the impact of interest groups on voting in America / Christine M. Sixta and Laura R. Woliver -- Evangelical voters and leaders and their impact on elections / Patric Hynes -- Unions and GOTV : the long-lasting relationship / Brad Chism -- and The social web : social networking and online activism in U.S. politics / Julie Barko Germany -- Roe v. Wade politics : abortion and voting in the United States / Julia Piscitelli Valentine -- Gay marriage : how state amendments and passionate voters are influencing elections / Liz Chadderdon -- The politics of hope, health, and morality : stem cell research as a reason for voting / Sarah Flowers -- The economics of voting : pocketbook issues in U.S. elections / Jim Kitchens -- Keeping the country healthy : healthcare as a campaign issue / Daniel C. Vock -- The politics of fear : terrorism and national security in post-9/11 elections / Theodora A. Blanchfield -- All politics isn't local, it's personal : local issue trends in politics / Liz Chadderdon -- pt. 4. The media -- Buying time : twenty-first-century campaigns and political advertising / Julian Mulvey -- The old guard : mainstream journalism outlets' impact on elections / Adam Schiffer -- The new guard : entertainment talk shows and the not-so-fake news / Anthony Gierzynski and Kensington Moore -- What changed it all : online media in elections / Joseph Graf -- Following the leader : the impact of endorsements on presidential nomination contests / Wayne P. Steger -- The social web : social networking and online activism in U.S. politics / Julie Barko Germany -- and Foreword / Daniel P. Tokaji -- Introduction : Voting and people with disabilities / Morgan E. Felchner -- pt. 1. Voting in the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 -- The first major sign of trouble : Florida in 2000 / Richard K. Scher -- The new era of politics : recounts and getting it right the next time / Cleta Mitchell -- Voter fraud in Wisconsin : a recent history / Mike Schramm and David A. Wise -- The unknown threat : improperly trained poll workers lead to election day problems / Jeanne Zaino -- Waiting in line, verifying the vote : Ohio elections in 2004 and 2006 / Sean Greene -- The exit poll controversy / Theodora A. Blanchfield -- Uncertain insurance : the ambiguities and complexities of provisional ballots / Edward B. Foley -- Voting and people with disabilities / Daniel P. Tokaji -- Trusting the vote : public confidence in elections / Timothy J. Ryan. pt. 3. Counting the votes : who is behind electronic voting? -- Richard C. Larson -- The solution : Help America Vote Act and Vote Now / Grant Hayden -- pt. 2. Online voter registration and online voting -- The future of voter registration / Mark Ritchie -- Falling behind : the future of online voting in the United States / Michael D. Tuteur and Rajesth M. Naik -- Voting online around the world / Thad E. Hall and R. Michael Alvarez -- pt. 3. Counting the votes : who is behind electronic voting? -- Owning the vote : a look at Diebokld, ES & S, and the rest of the voting industry / Morgan E. Felchner -- The paper versus electronic debate : the trouble with electronic voting machines and paper audits / Dan Seligson -- Trusting the vote : public confidence in elections / Timothy J. Ryan.
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