Voters and the Personal Vote: A Counterfactual Simulation

• Published in: Political research quarterly Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 663 - 676
• Main Authors: Canache, Damarys, Mondak, Jeffery J., Cabrera, Ernesto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 260 SO. Central Campus Drive, RM. 252, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-9153, USA University of Utah 01.09.2000; SAGE Publications; University of Utah Press, etc; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Candidates; Comparative politics; Contrafactuals; Decision Making; Elections; Electoral behaviour; Electoral rules; Electoral systems; Local elections; Mexico; Personal information; Personal relationships; Personality; Personality traits; Political campaigns; Political candidates; Political parties; Political Systems; Research Note; Venezuela; Voter behavior; Voters; Voting; Voting Behavior; Voting behaviour; Venezuela; Mexico

Electoral formulas and campaign practices in some nations encourage voters to consider the personal qualifications of candidates for legislative office, whereas individuating information about candidates is unavailable to voters in other nations. Where electoral rules and elite behavior foster the p...