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Replication Data for: Can Addressing Integrity Concerns about Mail Balloting Increase Turnout? Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in the 2020 Presidential Election |
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doi:10.7910/DVN/Y8TS1B |
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Harvard Dataverse |
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2022-10-17 |
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Biggers, Daniel; Elder, Elizabeth Mitchell; Hill, Seth J.; Kousser, Thad; Lenz, Gabriel S.; Lockhart, Mackenzie, 2022, "Replication Data for: Can Addressing Integrity Concerns about Mail Balloting Increase Turnout? Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in the 2020 Presidential Election", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Y8TS1B, Harvard Dataverse, V1 |
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Title: |
Replication Data for: Can Addressing Integrity Concerns about Mail Balloting Increase Turnout? Results from a Large-Scale Field Experiment in the 2020 Presidential Election |
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doi:10.7910/DVN/Y8TS1B |
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Authoring Entity: |
Biggers, Daniel (University of California, Riverside) |
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Elder, Elizabeth Mitchell (University of California, Riverside) |
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Hill, Seth J. (University of California, Riverside) |
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Kousser, Thad (University of California, Riverside) |
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Lenz, Gabriel S. (University of California, Riverside) |
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Lockhart, Mackenzie (University of California, Riverside) |
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Harvard Dataverse |
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Biggers, Daniel |
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Depositor: |
Biggers, Daniel |
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Date of Deposit: |
2022-10-06 |
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Holdings Information: |
https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Y8TS1B |
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Keywords: |
Social Sciences, Social Sciences, Voter mobilization; Field experiment; Mail Balloting; Election integrity |
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Abstract: |
The 2020 presidential election brought expanded vote-by-mail opportunities, a rise in attacks on this process’s integrity, and the implementation of novel programs such as California’s Where’s My Ballot? system to ensure confidence in mail balloting. Can heightening awareness of this ballot-tracking system and other election protections alleviate fraud concerns and raise turnout? We assess whether messages reinforcing election integrity increased participation in the 2020 election through a large-scale voter mobilization field experiment. California registrants were mailed a letter that described either existing safeguards to prevent vote-by-mail fraud or the ability to track one’s ballot and ensure that it was counted. Analysis of state voter records reveals that neither message increased turnout over a simple election reminder or even no contact, even among subgroups where larger effects might be expected. In the context of a high profile, high turnout presidential election, assurances about ballot and electoral integrity did not increase turnout. |
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PublicReplicationArchive.7z |
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Full package, with directory structure. Download this to conduct replication. |
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application/x-7z-compressed |
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README.txt |
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text/plain |