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The Administration of Voter RegistrationGaps in Voter Registration: Ongoing Pressures to Expand the Electorate

The Administration of Voter Registration: Gaps in Voter Registration: Ongoing Pressures to Expand... [This chapter aims to identify the dynamics that explain variation in voter registration rates across states and time, and move beyond an explanation about properly implementing federal laws, such as the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). I introduce an aggregate measure of voter registration, namely the voter registration gap, and demonstrate how it fluctuates between federal elections, at both the state and local levels. I argue that fluctuations within a 2-year window, rather than a 4-year window, can more accurately depict how gaps in registration narrow or grow, indicating that the administration of voter registration is a significant factor to account when explaining persistent challenges with growing the registered to vote electorate.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Administration of Voter RegistrationGaps in Voter Registration: Ongoing Pressures to Expand the Electorate

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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-030-48058-5
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[This chapter aims to identify the dynamics that explain variation in voter registration rates across states and time, and move beyond an explanation about properly implementing federal laws, such as the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). I introduce an aggregate measure of voter registration, namely the voter registration gap, and demonstrate how it fluctuates between federal elections, at both the state and local levels. I argue that fluctuations within a 2-year window, rather than a 4-year window, can more accurately depict how gaps in registration narrow or grow, indicating that the administration of voter registration is a significant factor to account when explaining persistent challenges with growing the registered to vote electorate.]

Published: Sep 18, 2020

Keywords: Voter registration gap; NVRA; HAVA; Federal Election Commission

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