Convenience Voting and Technology - The Case of Military and Overseas Voters

One of modern democracy's biggest challenges is the overseas voter.This book is the first of its kind to explore the issues of military and overseas voting, an often neglected voting bloc, by investigating the successfulness of overseas voting initiatives, technologies, and policy efforts.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 'My polling place is my living room.' 2. Who are UOCAVA voters? 3. The Development of Military and Overseas Voting Rights in the U.S. 4. Evaluating Voting Policy Success. Aggregate Outcomes 5. Evaluating Voting Policy Success. Voter Satisfaction 6. Defending Votes. The Unique Problems of Military Voters 7. Voting Technology, Privacy, and Security Concerns 8. The Future of Convenience Voting for Overseas and Domestic Voters

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Thad Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

Zusammenfassung

One of modern democracy's biggest challenges is the overseas voter.This book is the first of its kind to explore the issues of military and overseas voting, an often neglected voting bloc, by investigating the successfulness of overseas voting initiatives, technologies, and policy efforts.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: C. Smith, Claire Smith, Claire M. Smith
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.12.2015
• EAN: 9781349485468
• ISBN: 978-1-349-48546-8
• Seiten: 235
• Serien: Elections, Voting, Technology; Elections, Voting, Technology
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politisches System; B, History: specific events & topics, Europe, European Politics, Political Science, Political science & theory, Political History, Public Administration, Public Policy, World Politics, Europe—Politics and government, Elections & referenda, Palgrave Political Science Collection, elections, Electoral Politics, democracy;Policy;voter;voting;Voting rights