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Effect of Election Day Vote Centers on Voter Participation

Author(s) -

Robert M. Stein,

Greg Vonnahme

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

election law journal rules politics and policy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.432

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 1557-8062

pISSN - 1533-1296

DOI - 10.1089/elj.2011.0101

Subject(s) - voter turnout , turnout , political science , presidential election , voting , public administration , group voting ticket , spoilt vote , demographic economics , contingent vote , presidential system , economics , law , politics

In this article we study the effects of Election Day vote centers on voter turnout. Specifically we examine Texas and Colorado’s experience with alternative arrangements for the number and location of Election Day voting places and its impact on voter turnout in the 2006 and 2008 elections. We test our hypotheses at both the aggregate (i.e., county) and individual levels. We find evidence that vote centers increase voter turnout in presidential and midterm elections, and particularly among infrequent voters in midterms

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