Building Inclusive Elections

ISBN-13: 9780367509507 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 198 str.

Toby S. James; Holly Ann Garnett

Opis

This book defines the concept of inclusive voting practices to refer to policy instruments which can reduce turnout inequality between groups and mitigate other inequalities within the electoral process. Studies from around the world then examine how policies can affect inclusivity on election day.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the case for inclusive voting practices
2. Restoring voting rights: evidence that reversing felony disenfranchisement increases political efficacy
3. Are inequalities in representation lower under compulsory voting?
4. Conceptualizing more inclusive elections: violence against women in elections and gendered electoral violence
5. Electoral integrity, voter fraud and voter ID in polling stations: lessons from English local elections
6. Implementing voter ID: lessons from Missouri, USA
7. Waiting to vote: the effect of administrative irregularities at polling locations and voter confidence
8. Disability and election administration in the United States: barriers and improvements
9. Migrant populations and external voting: the politics of suffrage expansion in Central America
10. Inclusive voting practices: lessons for theory, praxis, and the future research agenda