Browsing Voting Technology Project by Author "Boehmke, Frederick J."
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The Influence of Initiative Signature Gathering Campaigns on Political Participation
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2005-03-21)Does direct democracy increase political participation? Rather than focus on state-level effects of the initiative process, this paper studies the effect of signature gathering campaigns on participation within a state. ... -
The Influence of Initiative Signature Gathering Campaigns on Political Participation (II)
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2005-12-12)Does direct democracy increase political participation? Rather than focus on state-level effects of the initiative process, this paper studies the effect of signature gathering campaigns on participation within a state. ... -
Where the Good Signatures Are: The Number and Validity Rates of Initiative Petition Signatures Gathered in California Counties
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2004-01-23)One of the biggest hurdles to qualifying an initiative for the ballot is gathering the required number of signatures. Yet little is known about these signatures' representativeness or demographic origin. Using data from ...
