Description

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State Voting Laws in America documents changing views on voting rights, emphasizing court rulings which shaped our understanding of what constitutes a legitimate right to vote.

About the Author

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Michael Smith is Associate Professor of Political Science at Emporia University, USA. He also writes a monthly newspaper column that appears in the Wichita Eagle and several smaller Kansas newspapers, and he appears regularly on the television show 'This Week in Kansas, ' and the author of Bringing Representation Home: State Legislators Among Their Constituencies.Kevin Anderson is the author of Agitations: Ideologies and Strategies in African-American Politics (2010). He has also co-authored a book chapter on political candidates who die during campaigns, plus numerous conference presentations. Chapman Rackaway has authored numerous textbooks, articles, and book chapters. Rackaway has published co-authored articles in PS: Political Science and Politics and Journal of Politics, in addition to the book Communicating Politics Online. Rackaway writes a monthly newspaper column for the Wichita Eagle, and appears regularly on the television show 'This Week in Kansas'