How Many Citizens Have Already Voted? The Role of (Interim) Turnout Rate Polls in ElectionsWe examine the effect of interim turnout rate polls on elections within a costly voting model of a large electorate with private values and two alternatives. We...
Fontaine said he received a postcard from the local board of elections in 2016 informing him of his polling place. He voted without issue. He even showed his ID before receiving his ballot. "No problems. Went in, voted, turned my voter stuff in...
you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the appropriate precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot
The youngest voters, oldest voters, lowest-earning voters and Latinos all voted significantly closer to the US average than they have done in other recent elections. So, while they might not necessarily be "for" the president-elect as a whole, they were willing to vote for him. While blac...
The citizens of this country voted in November 2016 and again in March 2017 to raise their own taxes. The purpose of such action is to fund an enormous multibillion-dollar, 10-year program of housing and social services for the homeless. As a result, Los Angeles now ha...
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Before the November presidential election, Ohio's secretary of state and attorney general announced investigations into potential voter fraud that included people suspected of casting ballots even though they were not U.S. citizens.
In the late 6th century B.C., the Greek city-state of Athens began to lay the foundations for a new kind of political system. This demokratia, as it became known, was a direct democracy that gave political power to free male Athenian citizens rather than a ruling aristocratic class or di...
At a recent company retreat, a colleague and I were nerding out (as is our wont) and debating a question: Just how many elected officials are there in the United States in total? It's an easy question to start answering—you begin with the president and vice...
Input legitimacy refers to the extent to which citizens feel represented in the process, their opportunities to participate, or the procedures introducing their preferences into the political decision-making process (Scharpf, 1999). In our study, the voting method influences this dimension of legitimacy...
In the historic 2024 election, President Donald J. Trump not only won the electoral vote but also the popular vote. This puts those accusing him of being a "threat to democracy" in an awkward position. Since the majority of cit...