Ballot Design: How to Improve Life at the Ballot Box
In: Spectrum, Band 76, Heft 3, S. 35-36
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In: Spectrum, Band 76, Heft 3, S. 35-36
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 65, Heft 1, S. 244-255
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: State politics & policy quarterly: the official journal of the State Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association, Band 3, Heft 3, S. 223-245
ISSN: 1532-4400
We know that state legislative election campaigns have become increasingly expensive in recent years, but have they also become more professionally run? We assess the degree to which campaign professionals have proliferated in state legislative election campaigns & explain this development in terms of the institutional changes in state legislatures & the "congressionalization" of state legislative elections. Nearly 50% of all state legislative candidates answering our survey had hired professionals for their campaigns, using them mostly for direct mail, media advertising, campaign management, & polling. Open-seat candidates waged more professional campaigns than incumbents or their challengers. We find that campaign professionalism in state legislative elections is primarily a function of campaign spending, but that challengers hire professionals at lower spending levels. We also find that employing professionals improves the electoral performance of challengers, but not that of incumbents or open-seat candidates. 4 Tables, 1 Appendix, 72 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Polity: the journal of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 535-554
ISSN: 0032-3497
In: American politics research, Band 31, Heft 5, S. 520-539
ISSN: 1552-3373
Campaign finance reform has become a hotly debated issue at both the federal and state levels. Maine and Arizona became the first states to implement a fully subsidized public finance system for legislative candidates during the 2000 election. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Hawaii have provided partial public funding to legislative candidates for several elections. The experiences of these states provide an opportunity to evaluate public funding programs. This study addresses the question: Does public funding reduce the time that candidates devote to fundraising? Using data comprising a representative nationwide sample, we demonstrate that candidates who accepted full public funding spent less time raising money than other candidates, including those who accepted partial public funding. We conclude that full public funding has the potential to redirect modern campaign efforts away from the "money chase," freeing time for other campaign activities.
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 317-326
ISSN: 1537-5927
Describes the variation in ballot designs across the states, and some problems of individual state designs; recommendations.
In: American politics research, Band 31, Heft 5, S. 520-539
ISSN: 1532-673X
In: Campaigns and elections: the journal of political action, Band 23, Heft 4, S. 46-50
ISSN: 0197-0771
In: Campaigns and elections: the journal of political action, Band 22, Heft 8, S. 33
ISSN: 0197-0771
In: American review of politics, Band 22, S. 301-326
ISSN: 1051-5054
Presidential, gubernatorial, & congressional campaigns became increasingly professional during the second half of the 20th century, employing political consultants & professional aides for management, fund-raising, communications, polling, & many other electioneering activities. This study examines the diffusion of innovations from these elections to down ballot races. We use a national survey of candidates to compare the professionalism of statewide, congressional, state legislative, local, & judicial offices in terms of campaign spending, funding sources, election techniques, & the employment of campaign professionals. We find evidence of increasing campaign professionalism for state legislative & judicial campaigns. Campaigns for local offices remain largely inexpensive, volunteer affairs. 6 Tables, 1 Appendix, 77 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: American review of politics, Band 22, Heft Fall/Wint, S. 301-326
ISSN: 1051-5054
In: Legislative studies quarterly, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 393
ISSN: 1939-9162
In: Legislative studies quarterly, Band 22, Heft 3, S. 393-416
ISSN: 0362-9805
In: Polity, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 607-628
ISSN: 1744-1684
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of the Western Political Science Association and other associations, Band 48, Heft 1, S. 117
ISSN: 1938-274X