Author: Emilee Booth Chapman 

Voting is only one of the many ways that citizens can participate in public decision-making, so why does it occupy such a central place in the democratic imagination?

In Election Day, political theorist Emilee Booth Chapman provides an original answer to that question, showing precisely what is so special about how we vote in today’s democracies.

By presenting a holistic account of popular voting practices and where they fit into complex democratic systems, she defends popular attitudes toward voting against radical critics and offers much-needed guidance for voting reform.