This issue of The Reference Shelf looks at some of the best American journalism and writing on the topic of voting rights. Sections present articles on subjects ranging from convict disenfranchisement, voting and race, and the challenges of voting in urban versus rural areas. This issue pays special attention to the debate over voter fraud and voting security and how recent allegations of voter fraud have been used to justify new voter restrictions in many states. Other topics covered include voter ID requirements, voting and transportation for the elderly, and the debate over online voting.

Editor Noah Berlatsky helps readers delve into the issues surrounding voting rights such as whether or not voting rights protections are still necessary, if states are restricting voting rights, if voting rights apply to particular groups, and if changing voting procedures can promote equality. The essays that debate each of these subjects are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications.

What does it mean to participate in democracy? Is merely existing as a registered voter enough, or do you have to participate in every election, every political discussion? In Ballot Boxing, author Lucy Santora takes a look at post-2016 America and the electoral process within. Democracy dictates that voting is the sole avenue to exact change, but figuring out who to vote for-and even how to vote-can be an arduous process. Santora shares stories about 2020's darling politicians to show how the political landscape has radically changed from the previous epoch. Redefining the idea of a political handbook, Ballot Boxing recognizes that the sphere of American politics is constantly in flux, and teaches its readers how to: Navigate a democratic landscape in a mire of disinformationGrasp how rising political stars use personality to bolster their policiesGuide others on how to utilize their voting powerUse their vote to create a robust, engaging democratic systemAnd more...  Lucy Santora's gathered perspectives, collected in Ballot Boxing to represent every facet of the American political mind, provide keen insight into how the individual American can leverage their vote to mean more in a tumultuous era.

Saltman traces the evolution of voting technology in the USA, from voice to digital, highlighting how the antiquated systems in use today are a legacy of the industrial revolution of the Nineteenth-century and the early computer revolution of the 1950s and analyses the current day situation.