This paper finds that the "winner" effect mitigates the effects from strong pre-election cues from elites. It also shows the effect of pre-election attention to the rigging issue.
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This research focuses on whether voters’ confidence is shaped by the racial or ethnic representation of poll workers and election staff.
This post-election survey reports on how Americans cast ballots in 2016 and how confident they were that votes were counted accurately.
This article revisits public attitudes about voter identification and voter fraud in a period of intensifying partisan polarization, focusing on beliefs about fraud and exposure to misleading claims being central mechanisms through which confidence in election outcomes rises or falls.
This classic book examines the consequences winning and losing for the legitimacy of democratic political institutions and systems.
Former Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer outlines a potential solution to improving voter trust by offering election facility tours.
VoterCast is a tool for election officials aimed at streamlining the voter outreach process using research-backed content.