VOTER PARTICIPATION Voting Turnout in Context Comparative perspective

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VOTER PARTICIPATION

VOTER PARTICIPATION

Voting Turnout in Context • Comparative perspective • Historical perspective • Progressive reforms

Voting Turnout in Context • Comparative perspective • Historical perspective • Progressive reforms

Factors influencing turnout • Cost/benefit equation

Factors influencing turnout • Cost/benefit equation

Demographic Factors • Age • Race and gender • Region • Education • “stake

Demographic Factors • Age • Race and gender • Region • Education • “stake in the system”

Legal/Institutional factors • Registration • Motor-voter law • Election day registration and early voting

Legal/Institutional factors • Registration • Motor-voter law • Election day registration and early voting • Mail/expanded absentee • Voter ID

Political Factors • Weaker parties • Media emphasis • Negative advertising (? ) •

Political Factors • Weaker parties • Media emphasis • Negative advertising (? ) • Interesting/close races

Attitudinal Factors • Partisanship • Political efficacy • Interest

Attitudinal Factors • Partisanship • Political efficacy • Interest

Explaining recent patterns in turnout • Explaining the decline • Comparative perspective revisited •

Explaining recent patterns in turnout • Explaining the decline • Comparative perspective revisited • What happened in 2004? • Is low turnout a problem?

Voter Participation: Pandemic-style • The Mail • Other concerns? • Warnings from the primaries?

Voter Participation: Pandemic-style • The Mail • Other concerns? • Warnings from the primaries? • Pandemic concerns and electoral legitimacy

Voter turnout: The big picture • Decline and resurgence in turnout • Comparative perspective

Voter turnout: The big picture • Decline and resurgence in turnout • Comparative perspective revisited • Is low turnout a problem?

Get out the vote! • Design a media campaign to encourage citizens, especially young

Get out the vote! • Design a media campaign to encourage citizens, especially young people, to vote. “Vote or die” is already taken. Questions to think about include: in what ways will you try and contact potential voters? What will be the primary persuasive message(s) of your campaign? Why do you think they will be effective?

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