Many countries are forging ahead with convenient balloting methods, in particular electronic and postal voting, in … order to re-engage voters. In this paper, we test whether the cost reductions with postal voting increase turnout. The … empirical analysis is based on a newly collected data set on the introduction of postal voting in Swiss cantons. We take …

of life satisfaction than their compatriots asked the same calendar week but in years without elections. Once voting has …

sympathy in 2023. Complementary, our analysis of split-ticket voting behavior in national parliamentary elections with …

Increasing the attractiveness of voting is often seen as a remedy for unequal par- ticipation and the influence of … special-interest groups on public policy. However, lower voting costs may also bring less informed citizens to the poll … inviting efforts to sway these voters. We substantiate this argument in a probabilistic voting model with campaign …