The authors challenge us to think of a political system in new ways with a focus on our founders' goal of a more perfect union. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about our political future. This fourth edition addresses important electoral issues, including:

• Voter qualifications, registration, immigration and citizenship, language minority participation, and Native American voting;
• The voting process, early voting, same day registration, cybersecurity threats, campaign finance pitfalls, and Maine?s experiment with ranked-choice voting;
• Voting rights litigation, section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, criminal enforcement, the impact of Shelby County and legislation to reform the voting process;
• Recounts and audits and the legacy of Gore v. Bush; and
• Redistricting equal protection and fair districts math and partisan gerrymandering.