Should Secret Voting Be Mandatory?

by James Johnson and Susan Orr

Book Overview

The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the face of declining turnout - and the rise of the "ballot selfie" - are making it harder to guarantee secrecy.

Leading scholars James Johnson and Susan Orr go back to basics to analyze the fundamental issues surrounding the secret ballot, showing how secrecy works to protect voters from coercion and bribery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 150953816X
• ISBN13: 9781509538164
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.8" x 7.4"