Turnout: Making Minnesota the State that Votes

Synopsis

High voter turnout in Minnesota is no accident. It arose from the traditions of this state's early Yankee and northern European immigrants, and it has been sustained by wisely chosen election policies. Many of these policies were designed and implemented during the twenty-four-year tenure of Minnesota Secretary of State Joan Anderson Growe. In inspiring and often funny prose, Growe recounts the events that framed her life and changed the state's voting practices. She grew up in a household that never missed an election. After an astounding grassroots feminist campaign, she was elected to the state legislature in 1972; two years later, she was elected secretary of state, the state';s chief elections administrator. As one of the nation's leading advocates for reliable elections and convenient voting, Growe worked with county officials to secure Election Day registration (used for the first time in 1974) as a Minnesota norm. She brought new technology into elections administration and promoted "motor voter" registration. And as an ardent feminist, she has encouraged and inspired scores of other women to run for office. Part political history and part memoir, this book is a reminder to Minnesotans to cherish and protect their tradition of clean, open elections.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

215 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781681341637

Publisher:

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Date of Addition:

10/22/20

Copyrighted By:

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

BookLady

Proofread By:

Shirley Koda

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Foreword by:

Hillary Rodham Clinton

With:

Lori Sturdevant