Ballot

Anjali Enjeti is a journalist, activist, election worker, and former attorney based near Atlanta. She is the author of two award-winning books, Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change, and the novel, The Parted Earth. Her other writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Harper’s Bazaar, Oxford American, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing in the MFA programs at Antioch University in Los Angeles and Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia.

Ballot packs detailed information and emotional resonance into few words, and at the same time, the book conveys important and timely insight into the democratic process in the United States. The well-crafted sentences and punchy paragraphs are crucial for emphasizing the importance of voting and the precarious state of the ballot.

• 1. Ballot Beginnings2. A Brief History of BallotsBalls, Viva voce, Paper, Absentee, Touchscreen and Electronic Voting Machines, Online3. Ballot InterferenceVoter Identification, Absentee Ballots, Voter Helpers, Intimidation and Policing, Certification Usurpation, Purges, Felony Disenfranchisement 4. Ballot DilutionGerrymandering, Multiracial Voting Blocks5. Ballot PotentialLocal Elections, Initiatives6. Ballot PsychologyFear and Loathing, Stereotypes, Identities, Influencers7. Ballot RevolutionUncommitted, Upheaval, Ultimate 8. Ballot Aftermath9. The Better Ballot10. Beyond the Ballot AcknowledgmentsNotesIndex