Tova Andrea Wang is Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos and Fellow at The Century Foundation.

• Foreword by Janice NittoliPreface1. The Voter Inclusion Principle2. The Early Years of Vote Suppression3. Conditions and Consequences of the Voting Rights Act4. Vote Suppression Goes National—and Republican5. The Battle over Motor Voter6. The Election of 2000 and Its Fallout7. A Slight Upswing8. Effects on Election Outcomes9. How to Increase ParticipationEpilogue: What Citizens Can DoNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

This well-researched and well-argued book succeeds in illustrating how, for short-term partisan gain, some political leaders have undermined America's bid for 'universal suffrage' and what can be done to significantly broaden the electorate.(Publishers Weekly)

Tova Andrea Wang is Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos and Fellow at The Century Foundation.

• Foreword by Janice NittoliPreface1. The Voter Inclusion Principle2. The Early Years of Vote Suppression3. Conditions and Consequences of the Voting Rights Act4. Vote Suppression Goes National—and Republican5. The Battle over Motor Voter6. The Election of 2000 and Its Fallout7. A Slight Upswing8. Effects on Election Outcomes9. How to Increase ParticipationEpilogue: What Citizens Can DoNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

This well-researched and well-argued book succeeds in illustrating how, for short-term partisan gain, some political leaders have undermined America's bid for 'universal suffrage' and what can be done to significantly broaden the electorate.(Publishers Weekly)

Tova Andrea Wang is Senior Democracy Fellow at Demos and Fellow at The Century Foundation.

• Foreword by Janice NittoliPreface1. The Voter Inclusion Principle2. The Early Years of Vote Suppression3. Conditions and Consequences of the Voting Rights Act4. Vote Suppression Goes National—and Republican5. The Battle over Motor Voter6. The Election of 2000 and Its Fallout7. A Slight Upswing8. Effects on Election Outcomes9. How to Increase ParticipationEpilogue: What Citizens Can DoNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

This well-researched and well-argued book succeeds in illustrating how, for short-term partisan gain, some political leaders have undermined America's bid for 'universal suffrage' and what can be done to significantly broaden the electorate.(Publishers Weekly)