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Elections
Recent Scholarship
Campaign Finance Laws and Candidacy Decisions in State Legislative Elections
: Hamm, Keith E. and Hogan, Robert E. (Political Research Quarterly), 2008
Highlights
: Examines the influence of campaign election laws on patterns of candidacy in state legislative elections
Do Term Limits Affect Legislative Roll Call Voting? Representation, Polarization, and Participation
: Wright, Gerald C. (State Politics and Policy Quarterly), 2007
Highlights
: Examines three hypotheses: that term-limited legislators are less representative of their constituents, more polarized, and participate in fewer roll call votes
Effects of Legislative Term Limits on State Fiscal Conditions, The
: Cummins, Jeff (American Politics Research), 2012
Highlights
: Discusses whether term-limited states have more fiscal problems than those without term limits
Effects of Term Limits on State Legislatures: A New Survey of the 50 States, The
: Carey, John M.; Niemi, Richard G.; Powell, Lynda W. and Moncrief, Gary F. (Legislative Studies Quarterly), 2011
Highlights
: Survey data used to assess the impact of term limits on legislative representation in the states
Election Administration and the Pure Effect of Voter Registration on Turnout
: Neiheisel, Jacob R. (Political Research Quarterly)
Highlights
: Discussion of the negative impact of voter registration on American voter turnout and the effect of local election officials' administrative capacities
Election Administration Reform and State Choice: Voter Identification Requirements and HAVA
: Hale, Kathleen and McNeal, Ramona (Policy Studies Journal), 2010
Highlights
: Examines which factors have influenced state voter identification laws in the states
Patronage and Elections in U.S. States
: Folke, Olle; Hirano, Shigeo and Snyder, James M., Jr. (American Political Science Review), 2011
Highlights
: Analyzes the effects of patronage on a party's electoral chances, emphasizing the dates on which different states enacted civil service laws
State Campaign Finance Laws and Interest Group Electioneering
: Hogan, Robert E. (The Journal of Politics), 2005
Highlights
: Examines the affects of campaign finance laws on interest group activities in state election campaigns
Strategic Candidates, Campaign Dynamics, and Campaign Advertising in Gubernatorial Elections
: Carseuy, Thomas M.; Jackson, Robert A.; Stewart, Melissa and Nelson, James P. (State Politics and Policy Quarterly), 2011
Highlights
: Uses data from TV advertisements to test their effect on candidate interaction during gubernatorial campaigns
When Money Cannot Encourage Participation: Campaign Spending and Rolloff in Low Visibility Judicial Elections
: Streb, Matthew J. and Fredrick, Brian (Springer Science and Business Media), 2010
Highlights
: Examines the effect of campaign spending on voter rolloff in the intermediate appellate court elections