I really enjoyed this book not just from the angle of the history of the elections and the expressions of politics of the time but as a wonderful catalog of typographic approaches to ballots and related ephemera. As is true of printing in the past, when folks still did this kind of thing with care and love of the profession rather than through automated type setters and computers, the love of the profession comes through on every page.

A fantastic history of voting and ballots in the United States. Three article-length pieces included, to provide excellent political and historical context, and some great photos/scans of example ballots. A must for US politics and history nerds. Definitely recommended.

The history of voting in the United States is extremely interesting. There is no consistent method or date for primaries. In some States, you vote on a written ballot, some utilize computerized ballots, and some have you stand in a group with others voting for the same candidate as you. This method takes a lot of time, so many people do not vote if they have to work on election day. This book makes the reader wake up to the changes that our voting system is in desperate need of.

An unexpectedly timely look at the history of the American voting system. Full of anecdotes, historical photos, reprints of old ballots (my favorite was the Tapeworm ballot, which was so tiny it was hardly readable), and stories of creative election fraud. Will appeal to readers who like American history, politics, or ephemera.

The day of the 2020 New Hampshire primary, a week after the Iowa caucus debacle, seemed like a perfect time to flip through the voting history of our country: from just shouting out a name, to party-specific tickets made up like works of art, to hanging chads, to Russian hacking. The full-color images of ballots from yesteryear are incredibly interesting (and really confusing), as are the accompanying tidbits about our country's political parties, voting systems, and voting problems.