Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. 1. The Voter Inclusion Principle 1
6. 2. The Early Years of Vote Suppression 16
7. 3. Conditions and Consequences of the Voting Rights Act 29
8. 4. Vote Suppression Goes National—and Republican 42
9. 5. The Battle over Motor Voter 60
10. 6. The Election of 2000 and Its Fallout 75
11. 7. A Slight Upswing 91
12. 8. Effects on Election Outcomes 108
13. 9. How to Increase Participation 126
14. Epilogue: What Citizens Can Do 156
15. Notes 161
16. Acknowledgments 187
17. Index 189