News tagged with voter turnout
Facebook to adopt new rules despite vote shortfall
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook will adopt new rules governing the social network even though a vote fell well short of a minimum threshold.
Campaign spending affects electoral outcomes
Mar 18, 2009 |
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In Canada, campaign spending limits for candidates during a federal election are stipulated by the Canada Elections Act. A study recently published in the Canadian Journal of Economics uses these spending limits to evalua ...
Political participation is partially rooted in genetic inheritance
Jul 01, 2008 |
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The decision to vote is partly genetic, according to a new study published in the American Political Science Review. The research, by James H. Fowler and Christopher T. Dawes, of the University of California, San Diego and ...
Economic and social disadvantage can affect young citizens' voter turnout
Aug 27, 2008 |
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A study recently published in the Journal of Social Issues illustrates how certain disadvantages experienced in adolescence, such as early pregnancy, dropping out of high school, being arrested, or going to an underprivileged school ...
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Requiring photo ID has little effect on voter turnout, MU study finds
Jan 02, 2008 |
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With the 2008 Presidential election less than a year away, many states are working to require photo identification from all voters in an attempt to curb illegal voting. Critics argue that the requirement is unconstitutional ...
How social pressure increases voter turnout: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment
Mar 13, 2008 |
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New research by political scientists concludes that direct mail campaigns which include a social pressure aspect are more effective at increasing voter turnout and are cheaper than other forms of voter mobilization, including ...
Voter I.D. requirements reduce political participation, study finds
Jan 07, 2008 |
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A new Brown University study reports that U.S. states that require voters to present identification before casting ballots have lower levels of political participation. The research also indicates that voter I.D. policies ...
Should compulsory voting be adopted worldwide?
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is compulsory voting the most effective way of ensuring a true democracy? A University of Adelaide study will help address this question and could provide a global solution to addressing declining levels ...
Study Contends Marrieds are More Likely to Vote
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Who is most likely to vote in presidential elections? Researchers have known that who votes can be determined by a trio of individual characteristics: education, age, and residential stability; and the more you have of each, ...
Low turnout mars Hawaii's digital vote
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- They built a new digital voting system, but the voters didn't come.
Late Registrants More Likely to Vote, Finds Study of Voter Participation
Mar 19, 2007 |
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"Later is better" when it comes to voter registration in national elections, according a new study of voter participation in the 2000 presidential election.
Are all precinct voting sites created equal? Maybe not
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The lights may matter. So may the signs, the knowledge of poll workers and whether the location has been used as a polling place in the past.
College students vote smarter than expected
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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College students make strategic choices about where to vote, most prefer absentee ballots, and they are especially likely to vote absentee if their homes are in swing states, according to a new Northwestern University study ...
Why do people vote? Genetic variation in political participation
Jun 26, 2008 |
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A groundbreaking new study finds that genes significantly affect variation in voter turnout, shedding new light on the reasons why people vote and participate in the political system.
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