Anderson describes Georgia’s Exact Match system and the Interstate Crosscheck as modern incarnations of old efforts to restrict the vote. She concedes that Moore, buffeted by allegations of sexual assault, was an especially unappealing candidate, whatever one’s politics. Behind the tactics deployed by both sides looms a larger question: What kind of future should this country pursue? Or should it be a system that maximizes “the frustration of millions of citizens to minimize their participation in the electoral process”? To that end, this trenchant little book will push you to think not just about the vote count but about who counts, too.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2018 17:09 UTC