How gender, race, age and voter ID laws affect whether a voter actually casts a ballot

Women are more likely to vote than men, but white women have different voting tendencies than women of color. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Who shows up to cast a ballot and who is allowed to mark a ballot and have it counted will determine which candidates take office and what issues they focus on.

The Conversation asked three scholars of different aspects of voter turnout for their insights as the election approaches.