The Administration of Voter Registration: Expanding the Electorate Across and Within the States (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030480585)

This book examines the dynamics behind shifts in voter registration rates across the states and adopts a framework of collaborative governance with election administration at its center. The book starts by introducing readers to the "voter registration gap," an aggregate measure of variance in voter registration, and demonstrates how it fluctuates between federal elections. To explain why this variance exists, the author examines the relationship between federal reforms, such as the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help America Vote Act; and state-level reforms, such as Online Voter Registration. Thessalia Merivaki argues that the weak relationship between the two is not surprising, since it hides dramatic variations in administrative practices at the local level, which take place in shorter intervals than the most frequently used two-year estimates. In closing, she shows that challenges to successfully registering to vote persist, largely because of how, when, and whereeligible citizens have to register.

Author: Thessalia Merivaki
ISBN-10: 3030480585
ISBN-13: 9783030480585
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2020
Pages: 170
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.50d