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Early Voting in Texas: Electoral Reform, Party Mobilization and Voter Turnout
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Early Voting in Texas:
Electoral Reform, Party Mobilization and Voter Turnout
Robert Stein, Rice University
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Chris T. Owens, Texas A&M University
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Jan Leighley, University of Arizona
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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.
Prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 1-4, 2005, in Washington, D.C.
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Early Voting in Texas:
Electoral Reform, Party Mobilization and Voter Turnout
Robert Stein, Rice University
Chris T. Owens, Texas A&M University
Jan Leighley, University of Arizona
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.
Prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association,
September 1-4, 2005, in Washington, D.C.
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