A Republic If You Can Afford It: How Much Does it Cost to Administer Elections? (Elements in Campaigns and Elections)

By: null Zachary Mohr and null Martha Kropf and null Mary Jo McGowan and null JoEllen Pope

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Synopsis: The cost of administering elections is an importantly understudied area in election science. This book reports election costs in 48 out of 50 states. It discusses the challenges and opportunities of collecting local election costs. The book then presents the wide variation in cost across the country with the lowest spending states spending a little over $2 per voter and the highest spending almost $20 per voter. The amounts being spent in the state are also examined over the election time period of 2008 – 2016. Economic events like the Great Recession had predictable effects on lowering spending on elections but the patterns are not the same across the different regions of the country. The relationship between spending and election administration outcomes is also explored and finds that the voters' confidence and perceptions of fraud in elections is associated with the amount spent on election administration.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781009339469
Related ISBNs:: 9781009507387, 9781009507387
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:: 12/31/24
Copyrighted By:: Zachary Mohr, Martha E. Kropf, Mary Jo McGowan and JoEllen V. Pope
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.