How the States Shaped the Nation - American Electoral Institutions and Voter Turnout, 1920-2000

The United States routinely has one of the lowest voter turnout rates of any developed democracy in the world. But are expansive institutional efforts like mailin registration, longer poll hours, and "no-excuse" absentee voting uniformly effective in improving voter turnout across states? This book deals with this topic.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Melanie Jean Springer is assistant professor of politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Zusammenfassung

The United States routinely has one of the lowest voter turnout rates of any developed democracy in the world. But are expansive institutional efforts like mailin registration, longer poll hours, and "no-excuse" absentee voting uniformly effective in improving voter turnout across states? This book deals with this topic.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Melanie J. Springer, Melanie Jean Springer, Springer Melanie Jean
• Verlag: University Of Chicago Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 11.04.2014
• EAN: 9780226114217
• ISBN: 978-0-226-11421-7
• Seiten: 240
• Serien: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics (CHUP)
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politisches System; USA, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage