I’m going to be a discussant at this great panel at the MPSA meeting in Chicago on Friday
| Chair(s): | Michael Herron, Dartmouth College |
| Paper(s): | Rates of Possession of Valid Photo ID and Public Knowledge of Voter ID Laws in PA and WI |
| This paper reviews the results of two large surveys in PA and WI and finds large percentages of otherwise eligible voters would be denied the right to vote in states with strict voter ID laws | |
| Matt A. Barreto, University of Washington | |
| Hannah Walker, University of Washington | |
| Racial Disparities in Provisional Ballot Rejection Rates | |
| With data from the 2012 General Election and the 2012 Primary we study the rates at which provisional ballots cast in Florida are rejected. Our focus is determining the correlates of high rejection rates with a particular focus on race. | |
| Michael Herron, Dartmouth College | |
| Daniel A. Smith, University of Florida | |
| Language of Democracy: Impacts of Election Language Assistance on Political Behavior and Attitudes | |
| The Voting Rights Act’s Section 203 requires election materials for linguistic minorities. Research has focused on turnout effects. We take a broader view of engagement to examine the impact of Section 203 on political behaviors and attitudes. | |
| Christopher Baird Mann, University of Miami | |
| Gabriel Sanchez, University of New Mexico | |
| Convenience Voting and Race in Florida | |
| We examine the dynamics of early and absentee voting in Florida since 2006, and in light of recent changes to Florida law. | |
| Charles H. Stewart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Paul Gronke, Reed College | |
| Discussant(s): | Rick Hasen, University of California, Irvine |