Popular Press
Party competition is the primary driver of the recent increase in restrictive voter ID laws in the American states
LSE US Centre
(2014)
Abstract
The lead up to the recent midterm elections was marked by contentious debates over the effects on turnout of voter ID laws passed in several American states. In new research William D. Hicks, Seth C. McKee, Mitchell D. Sellers and Daniel A. Smith find that there has been a large increase in the number of states that have adopted voter ID laws since 2001, and in these states the level of partisan polarization in voting on these laws is very high.
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 12, 2014
Citation Information
Will Hicks. "Party competition is the primary driver of the recent increase in restrictive voter ID laws in the American states" LSE US Centre (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/will-hicks/2/