Registration Deadlines and Turnout in Context

This paper analyzes the effect of registration deadlines on voter turnout. The theoretical explanation considers how registration deadlines affect turnout when individuals influence the participation of others. The theoretical model leads to a novel empirical hypothesis, that deadlines can have both...

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Published inPolitical behavior Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 765 - 779
Main Author Vonnahme, Greg
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston Springer Science+Business Media 01.12.2012
Springer US
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Confidence interval
Deadlines
Elections
Expectations
Materials
Original Paper
Participation
Political campaigns
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Reform
Registration
Social networking
Sociology
Voter behavior
Voter registration
Voter Turnout
Voting
Voting age
Voting behavior
Closing dates
Networks
Voter registration
Turnout
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Summary:This paper analyzes the effect of registration deadlines on voter turnout. The theoretical explanation considers how registration deadlines affect turnout when individuals influence the participation of others. The theoretical model leads to a novel empirical hypothesis, that deadlines can have both a direct and indirect effect on turnout through a behavioral contagion process. The paper reports empirical findings that confirm the theoretical expectations. These results have important implications for future research on registration deadlines and Election Day registration as the effects of these reforms depend on the specific social context in which they are adopted.
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ISSN:0190-9320
1573-6687
DOI:10.1007/s11109-011-9174-9