Determinants of invalid voting in Latin America

Power, Timothy J.; Garand, James C.

doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2006.11.001

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“…In regard to the electoral system, it has been argued that district magnitude (M) has a relevant effect on participation because single member districts do not produce the necessary incentives for presenting candidates in all districts and mobilise voters within them (Jackman 1987, Karp and Banducci 2008, Pe´rez Lin˜a´n 2001, Powell 1986. The cross-national evidence is quite strong that compulsory voting, which is the degree to which voter appearance at the polls is mandated by national legislation, 'works' (Blais 2006, Jackman 1987, Power and Garand 2007. It has been traditionally captured with a dichotomous variable.…”

Section: Alternative Explanations For Variations In State and Canton mentioning

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Does an Active Use of Mechanisms of Direct Democracy Impact Electoral Participation? Evidence from the U.S. States and the Swiss Cantons

Altman

2013

Local Government Studies

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Does an Active Use of Mechanisms of Direct Democracy Impact Electoral Participation? Evidence from the U.S. States and the Swiss Cantons

Altman

2013

Local Government Studies

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“…Around the world, other studies address the concern of protest votes as an expression of personal preferences. Related studies include: Power and Garand (), who associate socioeconomic variables with the number of invalid votes, blank ballots, and spoiled ballots in 18 Latin American democracies; Schumacher (2014), who attributes the considerable support of protest voters for the Green Party of Germany to its alternative view of the world; and Galatas (2008), who analyzes party competition in Ontario provincial elections as a way to influence the submission of blank ballots.…”

Section: Protest Vote: a Misinterpretation Of Electoral Processmentioning

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Invalid Votes, Deliberate Abstentions, and the Brazilian Crisis of Representation

Nepomuceno

Costa

2019

Politics & Policy

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August 31, 2016 registered the historical impeachment of Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, indicted for contravening the budget law and misstating the public deficit that propelled the country into deep economic recession. Many disagreements on this matter have permeated the country’s conflict atmosphere, supported by arguments that the collective will of more than 54 million voters was disrespected. Based on 3,010 interviews conducted in 204 Brazilian cities, we construct a pairwise comparison to present arguments that Rousseff had no legitimate representation in the 2014 national elections. We demonstrate how the suboptimal support of invalid votes and deliberate abstentions might have misrepresented the results of Brazilian presidential election by choosing a pseudo‐Condorcet loser candidate. The results in the Brazilian case study presented here point to the weakness in the social process of aggregating preferences by relative or absolute majority, and sets out recommendations. Related Articles Galatas, Steven. 2008. “‘None of the Above?’ Casting Blank Ballots in Ontario Provincial Elections.” Politics & Policy 36 (3): 448‐473. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2008.00116.x Stockemer, Daniel. 2013. “Corruption and Turnout in Presidential Elections: A Macro‐Level Quantitative Analysis.” Politics & Policy 41 (2): 189‐212. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12012 Stockemer, Daniel, and Stephanie Parent. 2014. “The Inequality Turnout Nexus: New Evidence from Presidential Elections.” Politics & Policy 42 (2): 221‐245. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12067 Related Media The Conversation. 2017. “Kenneth Arrow’s Legacy and Why Elections Can Be Flawed.” March 1. https://theconversation.com/kenneth-arrows-legacy-and-why-elections-can-be-flawed-73675

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“…This limitation becomes even more acute when we consider that individuals have the option to avoid fines by turning out and spoiling their ballots. In fact, Power and Garand (2007) find that compulsory voting increases the share of spoiled ballots in addition to turnout in Latin America. In order for CCTs to benefit incumbent parties via the mobilization mechanism, recipients must not only turn out at the polls on election day, but they must also cast a valid vote.…”

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The Racialized Effects of Social Programs in Brazil

Micheli

2018

Lat Am Polit Soc

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Studies of the electoral effects of cash transfer programs in Latin America have largely treated the poor as a unitary group. This study considers how the effects of social benefits vary across groups among the targeted poor by exploring the consequences of race for the electoral effects of Brazil's Bolsa Família program. A matching analysis of LAPOP survey data shows that race shapes baseline propensities to participate in elections and to support the incumbent PT at the polls; these tendencies then shape the mechanisms through which cash transfers boost support for the incumbent. Benefits mobilize Afro-Brazilians to participate but have little effect on their vote choice. By contrast, benefits have little effect on whites' participation but persuade them to support the PT over the opposition. This article deepens understanding of how social benefits affect the electoral behavior of recipients and highlights how race shapes political behavior among the poor.

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Determinants of invalid voting in Latin America

Cited by 92 publications

References 18 publications

Does an Active Use of Mechanisms of Direct Democracy Impact Electoral Participation? Evidence from the U.S. States and the Swiss Cantons

Does an Active Use of Mechanisms of Direct Democracy Impact Electoral Participation? Evidence from the U.S. States and the Swiss Cantons

Invalid Votes, Deliberate Abstentions, and the Brazilian Crisis of Representation

The Racialized Effects of Social Programs in Brazil

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