Alvarez, R. Michael and Hall, Thad E. and Llewellyn, Morgan H. Are Americans Confident Their Ballots Are Counted? The Journal of Politics, 70 (03). pp. 754-766. ISSN 0022-3816 (2008)
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Building on the literature that investigates citizen and voter trust in government, we analyze the topic of voter confidence in the American electoral process. Our data comes from two national telephone surveys where voters were asked the confidence they have that their vote for president in the 2004 election was recorded as intended. We present preliminary evidence that suggests confidence in the electoral process affects voter turnout. We then examine voter responses to determine the overall level of voter confidence and analyze the characteristics that influence the likelihood a voter is confident that their ballot was recorded accurately. Our analyses indicate significant differences in the level of voter confidence along both racial and partisan lines. Finally, we find voter familiarity with the electoral process, opinions about the electoral process in other voting precincts, and both general opinions about voting technology and the specific technology the voter uses significantly affect the level of voter confidence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0022381608080730 |
| Additional Information: | © 2008 Southern Political Science Association |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) |
| Research Area: | Economics and Institutional Change |
| Depositing User: | Users 23 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2011 11:02 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2011 14:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.imtlucca.it/id/eprint/92 |
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