Voting in a Pandemic: Explaining Variation in Support for Absentee Ballots for All
| Autor: | Edward D. Vargas, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Melanie Sayuri Dominguez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Sociology and Political Science Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences COVID-19 voting by mail Flexibility (personality) II. Gender health and public opinion during the Covid-19 pandemic 050105 experimental psychology 0506 political science Test (assessment) Gender Studies Variation (linguistics) Political science Voting Pandemic gender 050602 political science & public administration 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Demographic economics Research Article media_common |
| Zdroj: | Politics & Gender |
| ISSN: | 1743-9248 1743-923X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1743923x20000641 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed all aspects of American life, including, for many, how we vote. We explore the question of who supports unrestricted absentee ballots during a pandemic. We argue that women are more likely to support absentee ballots because they allow for greater flexibility and minimize the potential for exposure. We test this theory using the National Panel Study of COVID-19 (n = 1,892), which asked respondents about their preferences for absentee ballots, their worry about the coronavirus, and their household composition. Using multinomial logistic regressions, we find that women are more likely to support allowing absentee ballots compared with more restrictive voting options and are more likely to say they support absentee ballots for all if they know someone who has contracted COVID-19. The policy implications for these findings are discussed along with other sociodemographic indicators in our analysis. |
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