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.

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Melanie J. Springer, Melanie Jean Springer, Springer Melanie Jean
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2014
• EAN: 9780226114217
• ISBN: 978-0-226-11421-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics; Chicago Studies in American Politics (CHUP)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage