Original paper

Random votes under compulsory voting: Evidence from Brazil

Volume: 66, Pages: 102168 - 102168
Published: Aug 1, 2020
Abstract
Compulsory voting is known for boosting electoral turnout, even when sanctions for abstaining are small or loosely enforced. Much less is known, however, about the consequences of compulsory voting on vote choice, and, in particular, about the quality of electoral decisions. In this paper, we explore the extent to which voters meaningfully engage in the electoral process or simply vote randomly because voting is required by law. We conducted a...
Paper Details
Title
Random votes under compulsory voting: Evidence from Brazil
Published Date
Aug 1, 2020
Volume
66
Pages
102168 - 102168
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