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America's Disenfranchised by Desmond Meade
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781501763762
Publication Date: 2021
Voting is foundational in a democracy, yet over six million American citizens remain stripped of their ability to participate in elections. Once convicted of a felony, people who complete their sentences reenter society, but no longer with the civil rights they once had. They may return to school, secure employment to provide for their families, and become law-abiding, tax-paying citizens―sometimes for decades―and still be denied the voting rights afforded to every other citizen.
The Embattled Vote in America by Allan J. Lichtman
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780674989344
Publication Date: 2018-09-10
Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.
The Hidden History of the War on Voting by Thom Hartmann
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781523087792
Publication Date: 2020-02-04
America's number one progressive radio host Thom Hartmann looks at our country's long and troubled voting history, analyzing the disenfranchisement of its citizens, particularly people of color, women, and the poor, and showing what we can do to ensure everyone has a voice in this democracy.
The Politics of Voter Suppression by Tova Wang; Janice Nittoli (Foreword by)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780801466038
Publication Date: 2012-08-15
This text assesses actual practices at the polls and re-engages with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. The author examines the history of how US election reforms have been manipulated for partisan advantage and establishes a new framework for analyzing laws and policies.
The Rise of the Latino Vote by Benjamin Francis-Fallon
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780674241862
Publication Date: 2019-09-24
Francis-Fallon returns to the origins of the U.S. "Spanish-speaking vote" to understand the history and potential of this political bloc. He finds that individual voters affiliate more with their particular ethnic communities than with the pan-ethnic Latino identity created for them, complicating the notion of a broader Latino constituency.
The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social, Politics Personal, and Voting Popular in the Nineteenth Century by Jon Grinspan
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781469627366
Publication Date: 2016
There was a time when young people were the most passionate participants in American democracy. Drawing on hundreds of diaries and letters of diverse young Americans, this book explores how exuberant young people and scheming party bosses relied on each other from the 1840s to the turn of the twentieth century.

Recasting the Vote by Cathleen D. Cahill
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781469659336
Publication Date: 2020-09-29
We think we know the story of women's suffrage in the United States: women met at Seneca Falls, marched in Washington, D.C., and demanded the vote until they won it with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. But the fight for women's voting rights extended far beyond these familiar scenes. From social clubs in New York's Chinatown to conferences for Native American rights, and in African American newspapers and pamphlets demanding equality for Spanish-speaking New Mexicans, a diverse cadre of extraordinary women struggled to build a movement that would truly include all women, regardless of race or national origin. In Recasting the Vote, Cathleen D. Cahill tells the powerful stories of a multiracial group of activists who propelled the national suffrage movement toward a more inclusive vision of equal rights.
A Simple Justice by Melanie Beals Goan
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780813180199
Publication Date: 2020-11-12
When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were not truly for all. The Nineteenth Amendment eventually gave women the right to vote in 1920, but the change was not welcomed by people of all genders in politically and religiously conservative Kentucky. As a result, the suffrage movement in the Commonwealth involved a tangled web of stakeholders, entrenched interest groups, unyielding constitutional barriers, and activists with competing strategies. In A Simple Justice, Melanie Beals Goan offers a new and deeper understanding of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky by following the people who labored long and hard to see the battle won.
Suffrage by Susan L. Poulson
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781440867897
Publication Date: 2019-09-03
Four generations of women fought for the right to vote. This book shows how their grand reform effort overcame resistance from traditionalists fearing social decay, religious leaders citing scriptural prohibitions, and a stodgy political establishment reluctant to share power.
Vote! Woman's Fight for Access to the Ballot Box by Coral Celeste Frazer
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781541572362
Publication Date: 2019
August 18, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. See how the 70-year-long fight for women's suffrage was hard won by leaders such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt and others. Learn how their success led into the civil rights and feminist movements of the mid- and late twentieth century, as well as today's #MeToo, #YesAllWomen, and Black Lives Matter movements. In the face of voter ID laws, voter purges, gerrymandering, and other restrictions, Americans continue to fight for equality in voting rights.
Why They Marched by Susan Ware
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780674240797
Publication Date: 2019-05-06
For too long the history of how American women won the right to vote has been told as the visionary adventures of a few iconic leaders, all white and native-born, who spearheaded a national movement. In this essential reconsideration, Susan Ware uncovers a much broader and more diverse history waiting to be told. Why They Marched is the inspiring story of the dedicated women--and occasionally men--who carried the banner in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and demonstrating for the right to become full citizens.

After the People Vote: A Guide to the Electoral College by John C Fortier
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780844750354
Publication Date: 2020
The mechanisms that lead to the final selection of a president are complex. Some procedures are sketched out in the original Constitution and its amendments, and others in federal law, congressional rules and procedures, state laws, and political party rules. This new, expanded edition of After the People Vote--featuring new sections on public opinion on the Electoral College and proposals for amending the Electoral College system--explains how our system of electing a president works, especially the processes that kick in after the November general election date.
Beyond the Electoral Connection by Kim Ezra Shienbaum
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781512807509
Publication Date: 2016-11-11
American voting behavior has long been paradoxical. Although levels of voter participation increase with age, income, and education, middle and upper-class voters still tend to cast their ballots by "image" rather than issue. This book provides a comprehensive analysis and systematic explanation of this fundamental paradox.
How We Vote: Innovation in American Elections by Kathleen Hale; Mitchell Brown
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781626167803
Publication Date: 2020
How We Vote uses the lens of public administration to examine the conduct of elections and the work of election officials as a contemporary intergovernmental enterprise. Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown explore how election officials are innovating to resolve the interconnected management, technological, and political challenges in the more than 8,000 election jurisdictions across the United States. This environment is complex not only because voting practices vary from state to state but because national officials, multiple government agencies, the judicial system, voting equipment vendors, nonprofit groups, and citizen activists also influence practices, boundaries, and possibilities for change.
Voting Rights by Noah Berlatsky (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780737773002
Publication Date: 2015-02-21
Editor Noah Berlatsky helps readers delve into the issues surrounding voting rights such as whether or not voting rights protections are still necessary, if states are restricting voting rights, if voting rights apply to particular groups, and if changing voting procedures can promote equality. The essays that debate each of these subjects are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications.
What's the Deal with Voting? by Ben Nussbaum
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781087630519
Publication Date: 2022-04-29
For hundreds of years, Americans have been voting. It can be easy to take voting for granted. Voting may seem boring to some people, but voting is important. It is how the people say what they want. And, free and fair elections take a lot of work

Get Out and Vote! How you can Shape the Future by Elizabeth MacLeod; Emily Chu (Illustrator)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781459828469
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Key Selling Points This book will give young readers the tools to think critically about civic engagement and why voting matters around the world. Voter turnout is at an all-time low, with 44% of eligible Americans not voting in the last presidential election and 34% of eligible Canadians not casting a ballot in the last federal election. This book tackles timely issues, including racism and voter suppression, gerrymandering, accessible voting, vote-rigging, lowering the voting age and voting reform. Research shows that if you get kids engaged early, they are more likely to vote for the rest of their lives. Elizabeth MacLeod is an award-winning author with a track record of writing about politics and government for young people.
Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout by Donald P Green; Alan S Gerber
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780815736943
Publication Date: 2019
The most important element in every election is getting voters to the polls--these get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts make the difference between winning and losing office. With the first three editions of Get Out the Vote, Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber broke ground by introducing a new scientific approach to the challenge of voter mobilization and profoundly transformed how campaigns operate. Get Out the Vote has become the reference text for those who manage campaigns and study voter mobilization. In this expanded and updated edition, Green and Gerber incorporate data from a trove of recent studies that shed new light on the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of various campaign tactics, including door-to-door canvassing, e-mail, direct mail, and telephone calls. The new edition gives special attention to "relational organizing" through friend-to-friend communication and events.
Right to Vote by Duchess Harris; Kari A. Cornell
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781532151927
Publication Date: 2017-12-15
The Right to Vote examines how voting rights have evolved throughout the history of the United States. This title looks at the reasons behind limiting the right to vote, the suffrage movements of various groups, and current debates surrounding voting issues in the country.
Voter Turnout: A Social Theory of Political Participation by Meredith Rolfe
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781139224741
Publication Date: 2012
This book develops and empirically tests a social theory of political participation. It overturns prior understandings of why some people (such as college-degree holders, churchgoers and citizens in national rather than local elections) vote more often than others. The book shows that the standard demographic variables are not proxies for variation in the individual costs and benefits of participation, but for systematic variation in the patterns of social ties between potential voters. Potential voters who move in larger social circles, particularly those including politicians and other mobilizing actors, have more access to the flurry of electoral activity prodding citizens to vote and increasing political discussion. Treating voting as a socially defined practice instead of as an individual choice over personal payoffs, a social theory of participation is derived from a mathematical model with behavioral foundations that is empirically calibrated and tested using multiple methods and data sources.
What's Your Bias? by Lee de-Wit
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781783963515
Publication Date: 2017-09-14
Psychologists have been studying how we make political choices for years, and the truth is, we're a lot less rational than we think we are; we vote for reasons we're not even consciously aware of. In this absorbing book, Lee de-Wit delves into the science to show what kind of political animals we really are, looking at: personality type and political persuasion; tribalism and the appeal of nationalism; confirmation bias and fake news; emotional responses and irrational decision-making; fairness and cheating; altruism and self-interest; and race and group identity. Psychology can help us to better understand the decisions we make in modern politics, and there are fascinating insights to be gained--whether we agree with one another's views or not. Whether you want to know more about yourself, your friends and family, or the bigger political picture, this is essential reading.

Check out these websites for additional information:

American Library Association's Reader. Voter. Ready. Page
- Voting is one of the greatest privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in the United States. Yet, turnout in national elections is consistently lower than two-thirds of eligible voters. Participation rates among multiple demographic groups and in state or local elections are often lower still. There is frequent talk about the critical role of libraries in our democracy. What does that look like in practice? Libraries are nonpartisan, but they are not indifferent. As institutions that provide access to information, resources, programs, and public spaces for all members of a community, libraries are a cornerstone for civic engagement and more important than ever.
ISideWith...
- iSideWith.com is the world’s most popular voting guide for citizens to find information about elections, political parties, candidates, voting districts and popular political issues in their country. We are independent and not affiliated with any investors, shareholders, political parties or interest groups
National Association of Secretaries of State's Can I Vote Page
- Need help with voting? You've come to the right place. This nonpartisan website was created by state election officials to help eligible voters figure out how and where to go vote. Can I Vote does not capture any information, but instead links directly to state election websites and trusted resources.
USA.gov's Voting and Elections Page
- Find answers to common questions about voting in the United States.
Vote411
- VOTE411 is committed to ensuring voters have the information they need to successfully participate in every election. Whether it's local, state or federal, every election is important to ensuring our laws and policies reflect the values and beliefs of our communities.
Vote.org's Everything You Need to Vote Page
- Vote.org is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America. We build best-in-class, culturally competent programs, cutting-edge voter tools and high-profile partnerships to reach and empower voters across America – especially historically underserved voters of color and underrepresented young voters. Vote.org exists to eradicate the barriers between voters and the ballot box. Our all-in-one platform helps voters to register, verify their registration, request a mail-in ballot, sign up for election reminders, find their polling location and stay up to date on the laws or policies that affect their ability to vote.
Vote.gov
- An official website of the United States government that seeks to find answers to common questions about registering and voting in national, state, and local elections.