Publications and Working Papers: Recent submissions
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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. ... -
How Much is Enough? The "Ballot Order Effect" and the use of Social Science Research in Election Law Disputes
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2005-11)Previous empirical research and other related research from survey methodology holds that candidates listed first on an election ballot may gain some measure of advantage from this ballot placement. Using data from the 1998 ... -
Qualitative Evaluation: "VotoElectronico: Prueba Piloto 2005, Ciudad De Buenos Aires"
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2005-11-22)The Buenos Aires “VotoElectronico” pilot project took place on October 23, 2005, in the City of Buenos Aires. It involved a pilot test of four different electronic voting systems, in at least 43 voting stations located ...