01825cam a2200289 4500 431906285 TxAuBib 20200814120000.0 190929s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062934826 0062934821 (OCoLC)1121053767 TxAuBib Smith, Erin Geiger,. Thank you for voting : the maddening, enlightening, inspiring truth about voting in America / Erin Geiger Smith. First edition. New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] ©2020. xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-226) and index. How we got the vote. Democracy in name only ; Long-suffering for women's suffrage ; Voting problems and voting solutions -- How to get people to vote. Transforming non-voters into voters ; Making voting their business ; Thank you for voting -- Know before you vote. Gerrymandering: over the line? ; Knowing the news is real ; Understanding polling ; Explaining the Electoral College -- Thank you for voting : a checklist -- Thank you for voting: tell your friends. In this concise, lively look at the past, present, and future of voting, a journalist examines the long and continuing fight for voting equality, why so few Americans today vote, and innovative ways to educate and motivate them; included are checklists of what to do before election day to prepare to vote and encourage others. 20200814. Elections United States. Voting United States. Political participation Social aspects United States.