States Of Confusion How Our Voter Id Laws Fail Democracy And What To Do About It Don Waisanen by Don Waisanen, Sonia R. Jarvis, Nicole A. Gordon 9781479807963, 1479807966 instant download after payment.

Shows the maddening difficulties that voter ID requirements create for participants in US democracy & offers concrete solutions for every person’s vote & voice to count

Over the past decade, & 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 States of Confusion, Don Waisanen, Sonia Jarvis, & Nicole Gordon explore this crisis and the difficulties it has created for American voters, offering practical solutions for this increasingly important problem.

Focusing 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 & 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, & more.

Waisanen, Jarvis, & Gordon call on policymakers to adopt uniform national voter identification standards that are simple, accessible, & cost-free. States of Confusion offers a comprehensive & up-to-date look at the voter ID crisis in our country, as well solutions for practitioners, government agencies, & citizens.