Longer ballots reduce voter participation, study shows
When it comes time to vote, you may think having more candidate options is better. But that's not necessarily the case.
When it comes time to vote, you may think having more candidate options is better. But that's not necessarily the case.
Political science
Jun 22, 2023
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Experts have identified coordinated efforts to saturate YouTube's recommender algorithm, flooding users with pro- Bolsonaro content during the 2022 Brazil election.
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2023
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The persistent gender gap in voting for Democrats versus Republicans is, in part, because a higher proportion of women than men voters are Black and because Black voters have historically voted overwhelmingly Democratic, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2023
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In 2016, Oregon became the first state to adopt and implement an automatic voter registration (AVR) system. Now, twenty-two states, plus Washington D.C., have such systems in place. Early research on the impacts of this innovation ...
Political science
May 3, 2023
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Alleged misconduct generally reduces public support for political candidates, but many people would still vote for someone accused of sexual harassment, according to a new paper in the journal Electoral Studies from Queen ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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A long-held belief among scholars and observers of Indian elections has been that voters in India do not view health as an important electoral issue.
Political science
Apr 26, 2023
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There is reasonably broad support among Dutch voters for a basic income, according to new research by sociologists at Tilburg University. However, this must be subject to conditions. Most proponents favor a "participation ...
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Millions of voting-age Americans lack a current government-issued photo ID, even as a growing number of states enact new or stricter voter ID requirements, according to an analysis released today by University of Maryland ...
Social Sciences
Apr 14, 2023
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Childhood volunteering encourages those from politically disengaged homes to go on and vote when they are older, a major new study shows.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfill its promise to transmit election results from the polling units on its ...
Political science
Mar 3, 2023
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