Reducing the Undervote With Vote by Mail

Autor:	Greg Vonnahme, Andrew Menger, Robert M. Stein
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Ballot Sociology and Political Science Political science 0502 economics and business 05 social sciences 050602 political science & public administration Advertising 050207 economics 0506 political science
Zdroj:	American Politics Research. 46:1039-1064
ISSN:	1552-3373 1532-673X
DOI:	10.1177/1532673x17737059
Popis:	We study how ballot completion levels in Colorado responded to the adoption of universal vote by mail elections (VBM). VBM systems are among the most widespread and significant election reforms that states have adopted in modern elections. VBM elections provide voters more time to become informed about ballot choices and opportunities to research their choices at the same time as they fill out their ballots. By creating a more information-rich voting environment, VBM should increase ballot completion, especially among peripheral voters. The empirical results show that VBM elections lead to greater ballot completion, but that this effect is only substantial in presidential elections.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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