1. Trying to Vote in America
The Politics of Disenfranchisement and Other Works
Why the Hurdles, Difficulties, and Impediments?
The Public, Democracy, and the Nature of Our Elections
A Note on the 2008 General Election
Part I. Disenfranchisement as Public Policy: The Great American Tradition
2. Let Everyone Vote? Not on Your Life!
The Franchise at the Nation's Origin
Disenfranchising African Americans
3. Disenfranchising the Marginalized
The Mentally and Physically Impaired
Part II. The Mechanics of Voting
4. Keep You from Voting? Yes, We Can!
Same-Day Registration (EDR)
Alternatives to Polling Places
5. So You Cast a Ballot! Will It Count?
A Brief Overview of Voting Technology, Historically Speaking
Electronic Voting: "Grasping at Straws, Rushing to Judgment"
Part III. Trying to Vote in America: Disenfranchisement as Public Policy
6. Gaming the System: Disenfranchisement by Other Means
Disenfranchising Voters After the Election: Recounts and Courts
7. Conclusion: Do We Want to Do Better?
The Voter's Responsibility, and the State's
Constitutional Obligations
