Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How the Ballot “Nudges” Voters
- 3 Ballot Architecture in the Progressive Era
- 4 The Personal Vote Era, 1940–2000
- 5 Ballot Architecture in the Contemporary Partisan Era
- 6 Reconsidering the American Ballot
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 November 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 How the Ballot “Nudges” Voters
- 3 Ballot Architecture in the Progressive Era
- 4 The Personal Vote Era, 1940–2000
- 5 Ballot Architecture in the Contemporary Partisan Era
- 6 Reconsidering the American Ballot
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter provides and overview of the book and uses the case of the 2013 election reform bill in North Carolina to illustrate the key arguments of the manuscript.Partisan majorities in states often change laws regarding the ballot format to help them remain in power.This chapter also describes the basic ballot types used in the U.S. and summarizes the findings of each chapter.
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- The Politics of Ballot DesignHow States Shape American Democracy, pp. 1 - 14Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020