A dynamic model of the invalid vote: How a changing candidate menu shapes null voting behavior

MJ Cohen - Electoral Studies, 2018 - Elsevier
Existing scholarship attributes invalid voting to independent variables that are largely time
invariant (eg, levels of education, political institutions). Yet, rates of invalid voting vary widely …

Voters who abstain: Explaining abstention and ballot roll-off in the 2014 Toronto municipal election

RM McGregor - Urban Affairs Review, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores the correlates of ballot roll-off in the 2014 Toronto municipal election.
While turnout in the mayoral contest was comparatively high, roughly 4.3% of voters …

Reducing the undervote with vote by mail

A Menger, RM Stein… - American Politics …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Extra, extra,(don't) roll-off about It! Newspaper endorsements for ballot measures

K Fahey, CS Weissert… - State Politics & Policy …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Voters often have difficulty making choices on the myriad state constitutional amendments
they vote on each year. Without partisan cues, they turn to other sources for these low …

Ballots, vote casting procedures and electoral outcomes

CR Tchintian - 2018 - search.proquest.com
This research focuses on the overlooked role that ballot design and vote casting procedure
have in shaping voters and elite decisions and electoral outcomes. It seeks to understand …

[图书][B] The Resilient Voter: Stressful Polling Places and Voting Behavior

S Reilly, SG Ulbig - 2018 - books.google.com
The Resilient Voter: Stressful Polling Places and Voting Behavior provides a new
perspective on the role voting barriers play, demonstrating that they not only discourage …