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• Select Do Leader Evaluations (De)Mobilize Voter Turnout? Lessons From Presidential Elections in the United States.

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  Do Leader Evaluations (De)Mobilize Voter Turnout? Lessons From Presidential Elections in the United States.

  Authors:Liran Harsgor and Neil NevitteFrom:Politics and Governance (Vol. 10, Issue 4S2) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20228,211 words Article 1290LDo evaluations of presidential candidates in the US affect the level of voter turnout? Voters' affections towards presidential candidates, we contend, can either stimulate or inhibit voter inclinations to turnout. Voters...
• Select A cash lottery increases voter turnout.

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  A cash lottery increases voter turnout.

  Authors:Raymond J. La Raja and Brian F. SchaffnerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 3, 20227,166 words Report 1440LReform efforts to improve turnout typically focus on reducing the costs of participation or strengthening appeals to civic duty. While these efforts generate modest effects, this paper explores whether citizens might...
• Select Get out the vote: Making informed decisions can make a difference.

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  Get out the vote: Making informed decisions can make a difference.

  Author:Ernest J. GrantFrom:American Nurse Journal (Vol. 15, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2020599 words Article 1210LCOVID-19. Social injustice and inequities. Safe staffing. Effectively addressing any one of these issues alone is a formidable task. Yet, if we want to influence how our communities, states, and the nation take on these...
• Select Getting Out the Vote on Twitter With Mandy Patinkin: Celebrity Authenticity, TikTok, and the Couple You Actually Want at Thanksgiving Dinner... or Your Passover Seder.

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  Getting Out the Vote on Twitter With Mandy Patinkin: Celebrity Authenticity, TikTok, and the Couple You Actually Want at Thanksgiving Dinner... or Your Passover Seder.

  Author:Amy Bree BeckerFrom:International journal of communication (Online)Peer-Reviewed

  July 20217,904 words Article 1640LThe research offers a critical examination of the social media activity of Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody, the unexpected celebrity activist couple driving the effort to get out the vote during the 2020 U.S....
• Select Ranked Choice Voting and Youth Voter Turnout: The Roles of Campaign Civility and Candidate Contact.

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  Ranked Choice Voting and Youth Voter Turnout: The Roles of Campaign Civility and Candidate Contact.

  Authors:Courtney L. Juelich and Joseph A. CollFrom:Politics and Governance (Vol. 9, Issue 2 S2) Peer-Reviewed

  July 30, 20218,085 words Article 1510LRanked choice voting (RCV) has become increasing popular in the United States as more cities and states begin allowing voters to rank candidates in order of preference. This change in election system has been linked to...
• Select Does political information influence voter turnout at the municipal level?

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  Does political information influence voter turnout at the municipal level?

  Authors:Sandra Breux, Jerome Couture, and Royce KoopFrom:Canadian Journal of Urban Research (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 20226,963 words Report 1510LPolitical information is key to political competence. The relationship between political information and the decision to vote, however, is understudied at the municipal level of government. Based on a survey of 3,200...
• Select Studies from Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Add New Findings in the Area of Obesity (A Study of the Effects of Obesity and Poor Health On the Relationship Between Distance To the Polling Station and the Probability To Vote).

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  Studies from Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Add New Findings in the Area of Obesity (A Study of the Effects of Obesity and Poor Health On the Relationship Between Distance To the Polling Station and the Probability To Vote).

  From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week

  Apr. 30, 2022459 words Article 1540L2022 APR 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Investigators discuss new findings in Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions - Obesity. According to news...
• Select VOTER REGISTRATION, TURNOUT, AND HABITUAL VOTING THEORY: THE CASE FOR SCHOOLS AS MANDATORY REGISTRATION LOCATIONS.

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  VOTER REGISTRATION, TURNOUT, AND HABITUAL VOTING THEORY: THE CASE FOR SCHOOLS AS MANDATORY REGISTRATION LOCATIONS.

  Author:Daniel SparacinoFrom:Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (Vol. 68)

  Summer 202211,969 words Article 2240LINTRODUCTION The United States has extraordinarily low voter turnout compared to other liberal democracies. (1) Turnout soared in the 2020 presidential election to its highest point in over 120 years at 66.2%, yet only...
• Select How to Help Protect Our Elections and Get Out the Vote.

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  How to Help Protect Our Elections and Get Out the Vote.

  From:Human Rights (Vol. 45, Issue 1)

  July 2019719 words Article 1300LVoter suppression is an issue that undermines democracy. As the 2020 elections near, there are four areas of particular concern that have emerged: voting registration list purges; polling place changes; old and defective...
• Select Push to boost election engagement after years of low member turn-out: Changes to help members learn more about candidates.

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  Push to boost election engagement after years of low member turn-out: Changes to help members learn more about candidates.

  From:Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Vol. 27, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2021260 words Brief article 1270LIT IS hoped changes to the NZNO election process will encourage more members to participate in the upcoming vote for president and vice-president, NZNO communications manager Rob Zorn says. NZNO president and...
• Select Electing the Mayors in Romania's Big Cities in 2020: Voter Turnout, Legislative Changes, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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  Electing the Mayors in Romania's Big Cities in 2020: Voter Turnout, Legislative Changes, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  Author:Mihaela IvanescuFrom:Revista de Stiinte Politice (Issue 75) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20224,377 words Article 1590LLocal elections have been theorized by many scholars as lower rank or second-order national elections: they are less important, less relevant, and just not as interesting as national elections. In Romania, turnout in...
• Select 400 million voting records show profound racial and geographic disparities in voter turnout in the United States.

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  400 million voting records show profound racial and geographic disparities in voter turnout in the United States.

  Authors:Michael Barber and John B. HolbeinFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 8, 20225,379 words Report 1570LOne of the core tenets of a well-functioning representative democracy is that the people who vote to elect government officials are representative of the public. Here we reinforce the idea that reality is far from this...
• Select Green, Donald P.: Get out the vote: how to increase voter turnout

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  Green, Donald P.: Get out the vote: how to increase voter turnout

  Author:J. HeyrmanFrom:CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries (Vol. 53, Issue 7)

  Mar. 2016240 words Book review, Brief a... 1000LGreen, Donald P. Get out the vote: how to increase voter turnout, by Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber. 3rd ed. Brookings, 2015. 225p index afp ISBN 9780815725688 pbk, $22.00; ISBN 9780815725695 ebook, $22.00 (cc)...
• Select The Decision to Go Negative: Election Types, Candidate Characteristics, and Electoral Competition.

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  The Decision to Go Negative: Election Types, Candidate Characteristics, and Electoral Competition.

  Author:Huang-Ting YanFrom:Politics and Governance (Vol. 10, Issue 4S2) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20227,876 words Article 1430LThis study examined the conditions that motivate candidates to go negative during a parliamentary election campaign. We argue that by-elections encourage candidates to engage in more negative campaigning. Three...
• Select The effect of California's top-two primary system on voter turnout in US House Elections.

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  The effect of California's top-two primary system on voter turnout in US House Elections.

  Authors:Daniel D. Bonneau and John ZaleskiFrom:Economics of Governance (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 202110,000 words Article 1380LThis paper evaluates one potential impact of California's Proposition 14, which created a top-two primary system for all non-Presidential election races within the state. Our analysis is twofold, with the concern of each...
• Select Community news outlets should build on high voter turnout in presidential election.

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  Community news outlets should build on high voter turnout in presidential election.

  Author:Jackie SpinnerFrom:Gateway Journalism Review (Vol. 49, Issue 359)

  Fall 2020686 words Article 1320LMore than 160 million people voted in the US presidential election, more than any other election in US history. About two-thirds of eligible voters cast ballots, the most since 1900 when more than 7 in 10 eligible...
• Select Determinants of voter participation in Latin American referendums/[en] Determinantes de participación electoral en referendos en América Latina.

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  Determinants of voter participation in Latin American referendums/[en] Determinantes de participación electoral en referendos en América Latina.

  Author:Matyás StrnadFrom:Politica y Sociedad (Vol. 59, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan-April 20229,406 words Article Voter turnout in regular parliamentary or presidential elections is a very frequent topic, mainly in the recent debate about its decline. This article works with several theories explaining variations in voter turnout...
• Select Guide for Voter-Registration Efforts

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  Guide for Voter-Registration Efforts

  Author:Jessica KronstadtFrom:The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Vol. 16, Issue 19)

  July 22, 2004129 words Book review, Brief a... 1110LByline: Jessica Kronstadt Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout, by Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber, advises grass-roots organizers and others on running programs designed to encourage people to vote....
• Select The integrative force of political institutions? Direct democracy and voter turnout across ethnic and nativity groups.

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  The integrative force of political institutions? Direct democracy and voter turnout across ethnic and nativity groups.

  Author:Anita ManatschalFrom:Comparative Migration Studies (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 22, 202110,045 words Article 1600LMuch has been written on the positive effect of direct democracy (initiatives, referendums) on voter turnout. However, we have limited knowledge about potential differential effects on voters belonging to various ethnic...
• Select A Librarian's Guide to Election Law Resources.

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  A Librarian's Guide to Election Law Resources.

  Author:Anthony AycockFrom:Information Today (Vol. 39, Issue 6)

  July-August 20221,385 words Article 1140LYou might have heard that there was an election in 2020 that didn't go so well. In one sense, of course, it was a smashing success--the "most secure in American history," according to the Department of Homeland Security,...