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100			_aMorris, Kevin and Miller, Peter _934747
245			_aVoting in a pandemic: Covid-19 and primary turnout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
260			_aUrban Affairs Review
300			_a58(2), Mar, 2022: p.597-613
520			_aWe report the first study of the effect of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) on polling place consolidation and voting behavior. We draw upon individual-level observations from Milwaukee matched to similar observations in the surrounding municipalities to assess whether fewer polling places in the April 2020 presidential primary election decreased turnout in the city. We find polling place consolidation reduced overall turnout by about 8.7 points and reduced turnout among the Black population in the city by about 10 points. We conclude, based on these data, that polling place consolidation even accompanied by widespread absentee voting in the face of an emergency may result in disenfranchisement, particularly among Black voters. – Reproduced
650			_aCovid-19, Polling place consolidation, Regression discontinuity in space, Voter turnout. _933559
773			_aUrban Affairs Review
906			_aELECTIONS
942			_cAR