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First published in Research & Politics, July-September (2021). DOI: 10.1177/20531680211030435

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Keywords

electoral integrity, Photo identification, political knowledge, voter fraud

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Research and Politics

Volume

8

Issue

3

First Page

1

Last Page

7

Abstract

Photo identification (ID) laws are often passed on the premise that they will prevent voter fraud and/or reduce perceptions of electoral fraud. The impact of ID laws on perceptions of electoral fraud remains unsettled and is complicated by widespread confusion about current voting requirements. In the 2017 Virginia election, we fielded an experiment, with an advocacy organization, evaluating the effects of the organization’s outreach campaign. We randomized which registered voters were mailed one of three informational postcards. After the election, we surveyed subjects about electoral integrity and their knowledge about election laws. We find that providing registrants with information on the state’s photo ID requirements is associated with a reduction in perceptions of fraud and increased knowledge about voting requirements.

Department

Department of Political Science

Department

Center for Social & Behavioral Research

Original Publication Date

1-1-2021

Object Description

1 PDF file

DOI of published version

10.1177/20531680211030435

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2021 by the Authors. CC BY-NC license.

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Language

en

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