Representational Consequences of Electronic Voting Reform - Evidence From Argentina

"Ballots and voting devices are fundamental tools in the electoral process. Despite their importance, scholars have paid little attention to the broader implications of voting procedures. We contend that ballots have significant implications for democratic representation, as they affect the cost associated with voting for citizens and electioneering for elites. In this Element, we explain how ballot designs affect the behavior of voters, the performance of candidates, and the strategies of parties. As for voters, we show how voting procedures structure the likelihood of vote splitting and ballot roll-off. This in turn has implications for candidates. Focusing on gender and experience, we show how ballot form alters the salience of personal vote earning attributes. With respect to political parties, ballot structure can shift both the cost, strategies, and ultimately electoral fortunes of political parties. Finally, we discuss the profound implications ballot forms have for party campaigns and election outcomes"--

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Electronic voting in salta: from adoption to implementation; 3. Disconnecting races: the behavioral implications of independent choices; 4. The rise of the personal vote: the implications for candidates; 5. The decline of territorial machines: the implications for parties; 6. The consequences of weakened gubernatorial coattails: the implications for small parties; 7. Conclusions. References.

Summary

This Element explains how ballot designs affect the behavior of voters, the performance of candidates, and the strategies of parties, how ballot form alters the salience of personal vote earning attributes and discusses the profound implications ballot forms have for party campaigns and election outcomes.

Product details

• Authors: Santiago Alles, Santiago (Universidad De San Andres) Barnes Alles, Tiffany D. Barnes, Barnes Tiffany D., Carolina Tchintian
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2023
• EAN: 9781108978293
• ISBN: 978-1-108-97829-3
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Campaigns and Elections
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Argentina, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political structures / systems: democracy