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Voter turnout in the United States is much lower than in almost all other democratic countries. This has been interpreted as a symptom of popular alienation from the political system, suspicion of politicians, and pessimism about the consequences of political activity. When these perspectives are measured directly, however, it is clear that Americans score very low on almost every item. Indeed, there is no relationship between political con‐ tentment and turnout. Turnout does not reflect international variations in acceptance of politicians or the political system. Rather, it responds to variations in the bureaucratic steps required to cast a ballot. The United States is one of a handful of countries that require a separate step–registra‐ tion–before the citizen can vote; and with the partial exception of France it is the only country in which the individual rather than the state bears the responsibility for regis

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01062.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

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Racial minorities, the poor, the less educated and the young are the groups least likely to be registered and most likely to be under‐represented in voting. The potential payoff from participation in local elections is great: voting is their only real avenue of influence and municipal office holders are more directly responsive to voters than are federal officials. The success enjoyed by blacks in Chicago during the 1980s demonstrates what can be accomplished with high levels of registration and turnout. Yet the barriers to a continuingly high turnout are formidable. An analysis prepared for the Chicago Urban League by social scientists specifies the areas in need of expanded registration efforts, the type of problems likely to be en‐ countered, and the mobilizing tactics most likely to be successful. The problem of turnout and the differential impact of race and class has real‐life consequences. The power of the political party to facilitate, or by not engag‐ ing in registration activities, to depress involvement is indicated in the various wards of the city where the local party has a commanding p

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01063.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

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The Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, an organiza‐ tion concerned with the involvement of citizens in politics, with a grant from the Ford Foundation, has collected the largest inventory of registra‐ tion laws and electoral provisions from the fifty states. It has incorporated these into an analysis designed to compare the relative impact of individual requirements, and sets of provisions, on turnout intended to determine the projected increase in voter participation if different strategies were adopted. The electoral changes addressed include door‐to‐door registration, driver's license registration, the elimination of purging from the rolls for non‐voting, election day registration and mail registration. The data pool and analysis may be the most thorough of its kind ever attempted and ones that can serve as the basis for the future comparative research. The analysis finds that election day registration and a liberalized deputy registration program in combination with restrictions on dropping non‐voters from the rolls would have the most immediate impact on turnout. States with the most open, least restrictive registration requirements had the highest levels of political pa

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01064.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01065.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01066.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01067.x

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年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

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DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01068.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1541-132X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1990.tb01069.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1990

数据来源: WILEY