The politics of voter suppression : defending and expanding Americans' right to vote / Tova Andrea Wang.

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Tova Wang explains how non-citizens should be allowed to vote in American elections.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Tova Andrea
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Elections > United States > History > 20th century.
Elections > Corrupt practices > United States > History > 20th century.
Voter registration > United States > History > 20th century.
Voter registration > Corrupt practices > United States > History > 20th century.
Suffrage > United States > History > 20th century.
Voting > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
Physical Description:xviii, 197 pages ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Defending and expanding American's right to vote.
Right to vote.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The voter inclusion principle
  • The early years of vote suppression
  • Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act
  • Vote suppression goes national and Republican
  • The battle over Motor Voter
  • The election of 2000 and its fallout
  • A slight upswing
  • Effects on election outcomes
  • How to increase participation
  • Epilogue : what citizens can do.