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Partisan vision biases determination of voter intent

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Ubel, PA; Zikmund-Fisher, BJ
Published in: PS - Political Science and Politics
January 1, 2011

In close, disputed elections, outcomes can depend on determinations of voter intent for ballots that have been filled out improperly. We surveyed 899 adult Minnesotans during a time when the state's U.S. Senate election was still disputed and presented them with ambiguous ballots similar to ballots under dispute in the same election. We randomized participants to three experimental groups, across which we varied the names on the ballot. We found that participants' judgments of voter intent were strongly biased by their voting preferences (p <.002 in all four ballots). © Copyright American Political Science Association 2011.

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PS - Political Science and Politics

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1537-5935

ISSN

1049-0965

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Volume

44

Issue

1

Start / End Page

81 / 84

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science
 

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Ubel, P. A., & Zikmund-Fisher, B. J. (2011). Partisan vision biases determination of voter intent. PS - Political Science and Politics, 44(1), 81–84. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096510001915
Ubel, P. A., and B. J. Zikmund-Fisher. “Partisan vision biases determination of voter intent.” PS - Political Science and Politics 44, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 81–84. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096510001915.
Ubel PA, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. Partisan vision biases determination of voter intent. PS - Political Science and Politics. 2011 Jan 1;44(1):81–4.
Ubel, P. A., and B. J. Zikmund-Fisher. “Partisan vision biases determination of voter intent.” PS - Political Science and Politics, vol. 44, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 81–84. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S1049096510001915.
Ubel PA, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. Partisan vision biases determination of voter intent. PS - Political Science and Politics. 2011 Jan 1;44(1):81–84.

Published In

PS - Political Science and Politics

DOI

EISSN

1537-5935

ISSN

1049-0965

Publication Date

January 1, 2011

Volume

44

Issue

1

Start / End Page

81 / 84

Related Subject Headings

  • Political Science & Public Administration
  • 4408 Political science
  • 1606 Political Science