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Dropbox Allocation and Use Among Georgia Voters in the 2020 Election 2020年大选中佐治亚州选民中Dropbox的分配和使用

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2023.0011

Michael Greenberger, Jason M. Roberts

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Voter Information Search and Ranked Choice Voting 选民信息搜索和排序选择投票

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-23 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0052

Theodoros Ntounias

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Can Election Administration Overcome the Effects of Restrictive State Voting Laws? 选举管理能否克服限制性州投票法的影响?

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-16 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0034

Michael J. Ritter, Joseph A. Coll, Caroline J. Tolbert

{"title":"Can Election Administration Overcome the Effects of Restrictive State Voting Laws?","authors":"Michael J. Ritter, Joseph A. Coll, Caroline J. Tolbert","doi":"10.1089/elj.2022.0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2022.0034","url":null,"abstract":"Since the 2020 election, hundreds of bills have been introduced to state legislatures with new voting restrictions, while many states have made voting more accessible. Undergirding the operation of these laws are a set of rules, procedures, technologies, and local election officials that shape the voting process across the U.S. (Alvarez et al. 2013, 31). Despite evidence documenting election administration matters, little research has investigated the combined impact of multiple state election laws and election administration capacity, using two comprehensive nationwide indices, on voter behavior. Employing administrative data with vote histories from a national voter file over time (2012 to 2020 presidential elections), we test the effects of both election administration and election laws. Applying statistical matching, we find more restrictive state election laws reduce voter turnout, while more election administration capacity has a mixed effect on turnout. Despite a low correlation, these two factors can interact, with quality state election administration partially offsetting the negative effects of restrictive voting laws. The interaction effect is stronger in 2012 and 2020. Academics and policy makers need to consider election administration in models of voter turnout.","PeriodicalId":45644,"journal":{"name":"Election Law Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136078731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Assessing Precinct Consolidation Strategies Through Simulation Optimization 通过模拟优化评估区域整合策略

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-16 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0015

Nicholas D. Bernardo, Bridgett A. King, Gretchen A. Macht

{"title":"Assessing Precinct Consolidation Strategies Through Simulation Optimization","authors":"Nicholas D. Bernardo, Bridgett A. King, Gretchen A. Macht","doi":"10.1089/elj.2022.0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/elj.2022.0015","url":null,"abstract":"The Supreme Court ruling on Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013) provided states and local jurisdictions with increased discretion when operating elections. Since this decision, voters across the United States have experienced a reduction in polling locations through precinct consolidation and polling location closures. Further, passed and pending legislation will restrict vote-by-mail use and early voting in future elections. For many, these changes will restructure the in-person voting experience as more voters will vote in-person on Election Days at fewer locations. While scholarship has demonstrated the effects of polling location consolidation on voter turnout and voter disenfranchisement, less research has investigated the effects on system performance and voter wait times. This analysis applies a simulation optimization to assess the consequences of three polling location consolidation strategies on voter wait time. We find that allocating resources in combination with the consolidation strategy directly affects voter wait times. Our results suggest that consolidating precincts and polling locations requires deliberate resource allocation planning to distribute voting equipment efficiently.","PeriodicalId":45644,"journal":{"name":"Election Law Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136116383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Does the Framing of Information Regarding Foreign Election Interference Matter? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Canada 关于外国选举干预的信息框架是否重要?来自加拿大调查实验的证据

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-11 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0042

Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Holly Ann Garnett

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Ranked Choice Voting in Presidential Elections in Maine—A State That Appoints Electors Statewide and By District 缅因州总统选举中的排序选择投票——一个在全州范围内和按地区任命选举人的州

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-10-04 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0035

Michael L. Rosin

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Who Cures Ballots? Evidence from North Carolina's 2020 General Election 谁能治愈选票?来自北卡罗来纳州2020年大选的证据

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-25 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0050

Marc Meredith, Lucy Kronenberg

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Details Matter: Secluded Areas and Voting Secrecy with French Ballots 细节问题:僻静的地区和法国选票的投票保密

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-25 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0011

Peter Esaiasson, Annika Fredén, Jan Teorell

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Correction to: No Accountability Without Transparency and Consistency: Evaluating Mexico's Redistricting-by-Formula, by Trelles et al. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy 2023;22(1):80-99; doi: 10.1089/elj.2021.0061. 更正：《没有透明度和一致性就没有问责制：按公式评估墨西哥的选区重新划分》，Trelles等人，《选举法杂志：规则、政治和政策2023》；22（1）:80-99；doi:10.1089/elj.2021.0061。

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Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-05 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2021.0061.correx

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What Happens When the President Calls You an “Enemy of the People?” Election Officials and Public Sentiment 当总统称你为“人民的敌人”会发生什么?选举官员和民意

Election Law Journal Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.1089/elj.2022.0058

Joelle Gross, Samuel Baltz, Charles Stewart

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