Youthful hours: Shifting poll-opening times manipulates voter demographics

People vary in their preferred times of day for activity. Notably, as individuals age, their daily energy and attention typically peaks earlier in the day. When voting is permitted may then affect voters’ age distribution, even when holding constant the number of hours polls are open. Data from alon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: R. Urbatsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-07-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168017720590