POL 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Voting Rights and Election Policy

4 credits (Fall)

This course examines the politics and history of voting rights and elections. Many essential aspects of a democracy are related to the fundamental right to vote. Voting rights will be defined broadly to include voter registration, ballot access, the casting of votes, and other matters of election administration. Principles of fair elections and the design of elections will also be covered. Attention will be primarily on the United States with some attention to other countries.

Prerequisite: POL 216, POL 219, POL 222, POL 237, or POL 239.
Instructor: Hess