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100			_aBarnes, Tiffany D. _95534
245			_aSubnational patterns of participation: compulsory voting and the conditional impact of institutional design
260			_c2018
300			_ap.826-841.
520			_aCross-national studies of turnout find that compulsory voting has the strongest impact on participation, boosting turnout by 10 to 18 percent. We argue that in the absence of compulsory voting, other institutional factors such as small district size, strong electoral competition, and moderate candidate fragmentation may be similarly effective at mobilizing turnout. Where voting is mandatory, these factors should instead primarily influence how people vote once they are at the polls—diminishing levels of invalid voting, and consequently increasing effective turnout. We take advantage of the abolition of compulsory voting in Chile to test our expectations immediately before and after reform, in the exact same electoral districts. Using this unique subnational research design, we leverage data from more than 1,000 mayoral elections over the course of three electoral cycles and across 345 municipalities to examine patterns of turnout and invalid voting. Results show that small district size, strong electoral competition, and moderate candidate fragmentation are effective at reducing invalid voting when turnout is compulsory, and fostering higher levels of turnout when voting is voluntary. - Reproduced.
650			_aElectoral reform _95535
700			_aRangel, Gabriela _95536
773			_aPolitical Research Quarterly
906			_aVoting
942			_2ddc _cAR