Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election
In this study we analyze the choice of voting mode in the 2008 presidential election. We use a large-sample survey with national coverage that allows us to overcome limitations of previous studies. Our analysis provides a number of insights into some of the important debates about convenience voting...
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| author | Alvarez, R. Michael Levin, Ines Sinclair, J. Andrew |
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| description | In this study we analyze the choice of voting mode in the 2008 presidential election. We use a large-sample survey with national coverage that allows us to overcome limitations of previous studies. Our analysis provides a number of insights into some of the important debates about convenience voting. Among other things, we find little support for the hypothesis that convenience voting methods have partisan implications; although we do find voter attributes that lead to the choice of some particular convenience voting mode. Results like these have important implications for future moves towards convenience voting and the design of new outreach campaigns. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/966262019-04-10T15:11:26Z Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election Alvarez, R. Michael Levin, Ines Sinclair, J. Andrew In this study we analyze the choice of voting mode in the 2008 presidential election. We use a large-sample survey with national coverage that allows us to overcome limitations of previous studies. Our analysis provides a number of insights into some of the important debates about convenience voting. Among other things, we find little support for the hypothesis that convenience voting methods have partisan implications; although we do find voter attributes that lead to the choice of some particular convenience voting mode. Results like these have important implications for future moves towards convenience voting and the design of new outreach campaigns. Pew Charitable Trusts 2015-04-16T12:11:48Z 2015-04-16T12:11:48Z 2010-03-15 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96626 en_US VTP Working Paper Series;95 application/pdf Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project |
| spellingShingle | Alvarez, R. Michael Levin, Ines Sinclair, J. Andrew Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election |
| title | Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election |
| title_full | Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election |
| title_fullStr | Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election |
| title_short | Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election |
| title_sort | making voting easier convenience voting in the 2008 presidential election |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96626 |
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