Rusch, Elizabeth

Your Call This Democracy?: How to Fix Our Government and Deliver Power to the People. Illustrations by Ellen Duda. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 

What is the Electoral College? Why do we have one? Who can vote? Does it matter what state you live in? This informative and engaging book answers those and many other often confusing but important questions about voting rights - or lack thereof - in the United States. Its publication in 2020 couldn't have been more timely. Covering issues such as how voting rights vary across state lines, the problem of gerrymandering, the power of money in politics and where it comes from, this book clearly explains the problems recent elections have brought front and center to our political discussions. Charts, graphs, and other descriptive illustrations by Ellen Duda add visual clarity to Rusch's informative but engaging text. Young or old, native born or new citizen, first-time voter or lever-puller from the days when everyone voted on the same day, we all have something to learn from this book.