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Since the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. Critics say the new technologies invite tampering and fraud. Advocates say they enhance the accuracy of vote counts and make casting ballots easier--and ultimately foster greater political participation. Electronic Elections cuts through the media spin to assess the advantages and risks associated with different ways of casting ballots--and shows how e-voting can be the future of American democracy. Elections by nature are fraught with risk. Michael Alvarez and Thad Hall fully examine the range of past methods and the new technologies that have been created to try to minimize risk and accurately reflect the will of voters. Drawing upon a wealth of new data on how different kinds of electronic voting machines have performed in recent elections nationwide, they evaluate the security issues that have been the subject of so much media attention, and examine the imp

Access HotSpot web sites, eBooks and print books on Veterans Day, all available in COM Library. This year the focus is on Native Americans. Here are a few samples: Depatrment of Defense: American Indian Medal of Honor Recipients , American Indian Participation in the United States Military , Native American Women Veterans , American Indians in World War II , Native Americans in the Korean War Crossing the pond the native American effort in World War II (COM Only, eBook) American Indians and World War II : toward a new era in Indian affairs D 810 I5 B47 1991 (COM Only, print book) Get more Veterans Day HotSpots , or check out our Native American Heritage Month HotSpots .

Access HotSpot web sites, eBooks and print books on Native American Heritage Month, all available in COM Library. Here are a few samples: America.gov: American Indian History, Culture EBSCO: Full Text Articles on Native Americans The Native American World (COM Only, eBook) Cambridge companion to Native American literature PS153.I52 C36 2005 (COM Only, print book) Get more Native American Heritage Month HotSpots .