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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23556| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Voter turnout and abstention pricing : quasiexperimental evidence on the effects of a marginal increase in the monetary enforcement of compulsory voting |
| Authors: | Horni, Pascal |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579 10.21256/zhaw-23556 |
| Published in: | Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties |
| Issue Date: | 2-Nov-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 1745-7289 1745-7297 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Abstention fine; Compulsory voting; Mandatory voting; Monetary sanction |
| Subject (DDC): | 320: Politics |
| Abstract: | In political science literature, it is often argued that compulsory voting can serve as a remedy against turnout inequality and thereby contribute to more egalitarian societies. However, the literature neglects differences between compulsory voting systems, and most studies consider the obligation to vote as a dichotomous variable. As a result, relatively little is known about the causal effects of particular stimuli and features of compulsory voting. By exploiting quasi-experimental conditions from direct-democratic decision-making in Switzerland, this research assesses the degree to which abstention fines account for a citizen’s willingness to vote under a compulsory voting context. The findings reveal that a marginal increase in monetary sanctions for voter-abstention leads temporally to a sizeable increase in turnout. However, it does not necessarily contribute to the expression of preferences by those traditionally underrepresented in direct-democratic decision-making since a third of those motivated to vote by the threat of a heavier fine will cast an empty or invalid ballot. The effect on turnout is further found to be moderated by income. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23556 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Public Management (IVM) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Horni, P. (2021). Voter turnout and abstention pricing : quasiexperimental evidence on the effects of a marginal increase in the monetary enforcement of compulsory voting. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579
Horni, P. (2021) ‘Voter turnout and abstention pricing : quasiexperimental evidence on the effects of a marginal increase in the monetary enforcement of compulsory voting’, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579.
P. Horni, “Voter turnout and abstention pricing : quasiexperimental evidence on the effects of a marginal increase in the monetary enforcement of compulsory voting,” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579.
HORNI, Pascal, 2021. Voter turnout and abstention pricing : quasiexperimental evidence on the effects of a marginal increase in the monetary enforcement of compulsory voting. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties. 2 November 2021. DOI 10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579
Horni, Pascal. 2021. “Voter Turnout and Abstention Pricing : Quasiexperimental Evidence on the Effects of a Marginal Increase in the Monetary Enforcement of Compulsory Voting.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, November. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579.
Horni, Pascal. “Voter Turnout and Abstention Pricing : Quasiexperimental Evidence on the Effects of a Marginal Increase in the Monetary Enforcement of Compulsory Voting.” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties, Nov. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2021.1994579.
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