{"product_id":"states-of-confusion-don-waisanen-9781479807918","title":"States of Confusion: How Our Voter Id Laws Fail Democracy and What to Do about It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShows the maddening difficulties that voter ID requirements create for participants in US democracy and offers concrete solutions for every person's vote and voice to count\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past decade, and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of voter ID laws has skyrocketed, limiting the ability of nearly twenty-five million eligible voters from exercising their constitutional right to cast a vote. In\u003ci\u003e States of Confu\u003c\/i\u003esion, Don Waisanen, Sonia Jarvis, and Nicole Gordon explore this crisis and the difficulties it has created for American voters, offering practical solutions for this increasingly important problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on ten states with the strictest voter documentation requirements, the authors show how people face major barriers to exercising their fundamental democratic right to vote and are therefore slipping through the cracks of our electoral system. They explore voter experiences by drawing on hundreds of online surveys, audits of 150 election offices, community focus groups, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWaisanen, Jarvis, and Gordon call on policymakers to adopt uniform national voter identification standards that are simple, accessible, and cost-free. \u003ci\u003eStates of Confusion\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive and up-to-date look at the voter ID crisis in our country, as well solutions for practitioners, government agencies, and citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Waisanen, Sonia R. Jarvis, Nicole A. Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479807915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479807918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2022","brand":"Don Waisanen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44065923236095,"sku":"9781479807918","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_787fcd6b-efa2-40d4-88c7-a72a233a7d06.jpg?v=1685404299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/states-of-confusion-don-waisanen-9781479807918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}