2 Discussions

Resources for Week Five Discussion – Voting and Turnout

Before participating in this week’s discussion, “Voting and Turnout,” review these resources:

1. Read this chapter from the text, American Government:

a. Chapter 10 – Elections and Public Opinion.

2. Read the following articles found in the ProQuest (Search All) database in the Ashford University Library:

a. Fraught with Fraud.

Hyde, K. (2008, October 27). Fraught with fraud. The New American, 24(22), 18-20.

(This short article defends voter ID laws as a strategy to discourage election fraud.)

b. Proof at the polls.

Underhill, W. (2011, July). Proof at the polls. State Legislatures, 37(7), 58-60.

(This short article reviews the various arguments for and against voter ID laws being passed by many

state legislatures.)

3. Read the following article:

a. How voter ID laws are being used to disenfranchise minorities and the poor.

Cohen, A. (2012, March 16). How voter ID laws are being used to disenfranchise minorities and the poor.

The Atlantic. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/how-voter-id-laws-are-

being-used-to-disenfranchise-minorities-and-the-poor/254572/

(This short article critiques voter ID laws as a partisan effort to suppress voter turnout.)