The Introduction of Voter Registration and Its Effect on Turnout

Voter registration, it is widely argued, raises the costs of voting, thereby decreasing turnout. Studies of turnout across states find that states with later registration dates or election day registration have much higher turnout rates. Eliminating registration barriers altogether is estimated to r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ansolabehere, Stephen, Konisky, David M.
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96551