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Stein, Robert., Owens, Chris. and Leighley, Jan. "Early Voting in Texas: Electoral Reform, Party Mobilization and Voter Turnout" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41479_index.html>

Stein, R. , Owens, C. and Leighley, J. E. , 2005-09-01 "Early Voting in Texas: Electoral Reform, Party Mobilization and Voter Turnout" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41479_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: We argue that previous research on the effects of electoral reforms intended to increase voter turnout has ignored the critical role that elites’ campaign strategies plays in moderating their effectiveness. We test hypotheses that party elites mobilize turnout of supporters (rather than overall turnout or independent turnout) and that the impact of electoral reforms is dependent on party mobilization efforts. Our empirical evidence confirms both hypotheses, suggesting that without the efforts of political parties and their candidates, electoral reforms are likely to continue to have a marginal effect on voter turnout. Importantly, we also find that only Democrats are likely to benefit from efforts to use early voting to mobilize their supporters.

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The Effects of Electoral Reform on the Belgian Party System: Strategic Adaptation at the Voter and the Party Elite Level