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Publications and Working Papers: Recent submissions

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    • Making Voting Easier: Convenience Voting in the 2008 Presidential Election 

      Alvarez, R. Michael; Levin, Ines; Sinclair, J. Andrew (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 Election Performance 

      Alvarez, R. Michael (Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2009-12-11)
      The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest elections in American history. A margin of about 550,000 votes separated Al Gore from George Bush, only about 0.52% of votes cast. And despite the fact that Gore received ...

    • Evaluating New Voting Technologies in Latin America 

      Alvarez, R. Michael; Katz, Gabriel; Pomares, Julia (Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, 2009-12-14)
      Having remained virtually unchanged since the enactment of universal and secret suffrage at the end of the nineteenth century, voting procedures are undergoing a radical transformation in many countries through the ...