Voters in a democratic society should have confidence in the electoral process. Yet, as Americans have witnessed in every election since 2000, voting-the basic act of citizenship-is under assault: technologically complex, subject to manipulation, and fiercely contested on many levels. Documenting the areas of collapse in the American electoral process, this book analyzes ongoing problems in the casting and counting of ballots, as well as new threats: future elections could be compromised by new voting machines that are unreliable, poorly programmed, and prone to tampering. At this critical moment for American democracy, the author issues a call for urgently needed reforms.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. SETTING THE STAGE: VOTING SYSTEMS AND THE ELECTION CRISIS
CHAPTER 2. RELIABILITY: VOTING MACHINES PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 3. HOW SECURE ARE AMERICAS VOTING MACHINES? CONTROVERSY AND MISPERCEPTIONS
CHAPTER 4. VOTE DILUTION: AN ANALYSIS OF VOTING IRREGULARITIES
CHAPTER 5. AN ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN DISPUTE: HARMFUL RISE IN
ELECTION LAWSUITS
CHAPTER 6. 2008 ELECTION CRISIS: WHO SHOULD RESOLVE ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DISPUTE THE PEOPLE OR THE COURTS?
CHAPTER 7. REFORMING AMERICAS BROKEN ELECTORAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 8. YOUR RIGHTS: WHAT EVERY VOTER SHOULD KNOW
Appendix A
Appendix B
Endnotes
Bibliography
