Thank you for voting : the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America
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New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020].
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9780062934826, 0062934821
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Published
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020].
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Book
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xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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9780062934826, 0062934821

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-226) and index.
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"Voting is a prized American right and a topic of debate from the earliest days of the country. Yet in the 2016 presidential election, about 40 percent of Americans-and half of the country's young adults-didn't vote. Why do so many Americans choose not to vote, and what can we do about it? The problem, Erin Geiger Smith contends, is a lack of understanding about our electoral system and a need to make voting more accessible. Thank You for Voting is her eye-opening look at the voting process, starting with the Framers' perspective, through the Equal Protection amendment and the Voting Rights Act, to the present and simple actions individuals can take to increase civic participation in local, state, and national elections. Geiger Smith expands our knowledge about our democracy-including women's long fight to win the vote, attempts to suppress newly enfranchised voters' impact, state prohibitions against felons voting, charges of voter fraud and voter suppression, and other vital issues. In a conversational tone, she explains topics that can confuse even the most informed voters: polling, news literacy, gerrymandering and the Electoral College. She also explores how age, race, and socioeconomic factors influence turnout. Ultimately, Thank You for Voting offers hope. Geiger Smith challenges corporations to promote voting, and offers examples of how companies like Patagonia and Walmart have taken up the task in a non-partisan way. And she reveals how get-out-the-vote movements-such as television star Yara Shahidi's voting organization, Michelle Obama's When We All Vote campaign, and on-the-ground young activists-innovatively use technology and grassroots techniques to energize first-time voters."--Adapted from back cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Smith, E. G. (2020). Thank you for voting: the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America (First edition.). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Erin Geiger. 2020. Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Erin Geiger. Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Erin Geiger. Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America First edition., Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2020.

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