Is compulsory voting habit-forming? Regression discontinuity evidence from Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102334
Abstract: Abstract Voting in one election increases one's propensity to vote in the future. It remains unclear, however, whether this pattern holds when voting is compulsory – as is the case in a quarter of all… read more here.
Keywords: voting habit; habit forming; compulsory voting; evidence ... See more keywords
Compulsory voting and TV news consumption
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2019.01.006
Abstract: Do people acquire more information when they are encouraged to participate in elections? This paper presents empirical evidence on the effects of compulsory voting laws over the consumption of TV news. In Brazil, the law… read more here.
Keywords: compulsory voting; news consumption; voting news; consumption ... See more keywords
Voter Equalization and Turnout Bias After Electoral Reform: Evidence from Chile’s Voluntary Voting Law
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DOI: 10.1017/lap.2019.23
Abstract: ABSTRACT It has normally been argued that because compulsory voting systems present higher turnout rates relative to voluntary voting systems, they do not generate as many biases between different groups of voters. This article qualifies… read more here.
Keywords: chile; voluntary voting; voting; reform ... See more keywords
Politically Unengaged, Distrusting, and Disaffected Individuals Drive the Link Between Compulsory Voting and Invalid Balloting
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DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2017.11
Abstract: Invalid ballots are relatively common in countries with compulsory voting, yet there is no cross-national evidence as to who is more likely to cast a blank or spoiled ballot where voting is forced. I argue… read more here.
Keywords: voting; invalid balloting; compulsory voting; voting invalid ... See more keywords
Forced to vote, but not for women. The effect of compulsory voting on voting for women
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DOI: 10.1057/s41269-017-0065-x
Abstract: Compulsory voting is an underexposed factor of the electoral system that possibly influences women’s descriptive representation. Studlar and McAllister (Eur J Polit Res 41(2):233–253, 2002) found a negative effect, but no theoretical explanations were given.… read more here.
Keywords: forced vote; effect compulsory; compulsory voting; compulsory ... See more keywords
Compulsory voting and ethnic diversity increase invalid voting while corruption does not: an analysis of 417 parliamentary elections in 73 countries
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DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2018.1524879
Abstract: ABSTRACT Invalid voting, meaning blank and spoiled ballots, is a regular phenomenon in democracies around the world. When its share is larger than the margin of victory or greater than the vote share of some… read more here.
Keywords: invalid voting; parliamentary elections; voting ethnic; voting ... See more keywords