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Detecting Voter Fraud in an Electronic Voting Context An Analysis of the Unlimited Reelection Vote in Venezuela
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2009-06-23)
Between December 2007 and February 2009, Venezuelans participated twice in constitutional referenda where the elimination of presidential term limits was one of the most salient proposals. Assuming voter preferences did ...
Voter Opinions about Election Reform: Do They Support Making Voting More Convenient?
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2010-07-14)
We study public opinions about convenience voting reforms, using a unique state-by-state survey conducted in the 2008 presidential election. Our analysis of the American voting public’s support for potential convenience ...
Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2010-03-15)
In this study we analyze the choice of voting mode in the 2008 presidential election. We use a large-sample survey with national coverage that allows us to overcome limitations of previous studies. Our analysis provides a ...
Measuring the Effects of Voter Confidence on Political Participation: An Application to the 2006 Mexican Election
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2009-06-20)
In this paper we study the causal effect of voter confidence on participation decisions in the 2006 Mexican Election. Previous research has shown that voter confidence was a relevant factor in explaining participation ...
Bibliography of Research Litera ture on Instant Runoff Voting (IRV)
(Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2009-02)
This bibliography lists a diversity of publications related to Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). This voting method is a particular type of Single Transferable Vote (STV), applied in single-seat elections. It is a sequential ...