Books by Shauna Reilly

This book explores fiscal, partisan and racial influences on the enactment of voting restrictions post-2008.

Authors Reilly and Ulbig explore the ways in which stressful polling place conditions cause voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their preferences. Using an experimental approach, they find that even though voters generally withstand such conditions, certain segments of the electorate can still be adversely affected.

Language Assistance under the Voting Rights Act provides an interesting and unique approach to the problem of translating minority language ballots and evaluating the causes and effects of differences in the translated ballot language. As a whole, this book demonstrates the strong relationship between accessibility, state policy, and the role this has on participation among minority language voters, particularly in the area of direct democracy. This offers insight into the complex relationship that has evolved into the current state of governance across the United States, as well as how covered jurisdictions interact with federally mandated language assistance. By looking at this relationship from a variety of standpointsincluding historical and policy analysis, interviews, and statistical analysisthis book shows a new perspective of the translation process and the implications for minority voters and their efficacy.

Examines the link between political knowledge and participation in direct democracy in the United States.