| 22-3 Turnout – Voting Laws and Election Administration | |
| Date: | Thursday, April 2 4:45 pm |
| Chair(s): | Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin |
| Paper(s): | Lines at Polling Stations: Observations from an Election Day Field Study |
| This paper attempts to understand how and why long lines form at a polling place. It uses new data collected during California’s 2008 Presidential Primary Election by observing voter behavior inside 30 California polling places. | |
| Douglas M. Spencer, University of California, Berkeley |
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| Zachary S. Markovits, Pew Center on the States |
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| The Effects of Election Day Vote Centers on Voter Turnout and Satisfaction | |
| In this project we evaluate the impact of Election Day vote centers on voter turnout and satisfaction in the 2008 elections. | |
| Robert M. Stein, Rice University |
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| Greg Vonnahme, University of Alabama |
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| The Voter ID Mess: Estimating the Effects of State Voter ID laws on Voter Turnout and Self-Reported Voting Irregularities | |
| I analyze the effects of state voter ID laws on voter turnout and voting irregularities from 2000-2008. | |
| Jeff Milyo, University of Missouri |
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| Discussant(s): | Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin |
In all seriousness, I am looking forward to all three of these presentations. Should be a great panel.