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TURNOUT AND REGISTRATION EFFECTS OF MOTOR VOTER LEGISLATION IN THE 1994 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Author(s) -
Franklin Daniel P.,
Grier Eric E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
southeastern political review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-1346
pISSN - 0730-2177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-1346.1998.tb00516.x
Subject(s) - voter turnout , voter registration , turnout , statute , legislation , political science , state (computer science) , public administration , demographic economics , law , voting , economics , computer science , politics , algorithm
In this paper we examine the election registration and turnout effects of state level laws that resemble the National Voter Registration Act (also known as Motor Voter) in the 1994 Congressional elections. In 1994 there were 10 states and the District of Columbia with effective motor voter laws in statute. A multivariate analysis is applied to compare turnout differences, partisan distinctions, and registration levels in motor voter and non‐motor voter states. We find that in motor voter states rates of voter registration and turnout are significantly higher. However, we find no statistical evidence that motor voter legislation leads to a partisan advantage for either of the two major parties.