The Effect of Electoral Rules on Voting Behavior: The Electoral College and Shift Voting

The Electoral College has a measurable effect on the propensity of the rational voter to vote for the candidate he most prefers. The 'slippage' between the individual's articulated preference ordering and his actual vote is analyzed (using 1968 data) with respect to the strategic posi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public choice 1979-01, Vol.34 (1), p.69-85
Hauptverfasser:	Bensel, Richard F., Sanders, M. Elizabeth
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior/Behavioral College/Colleges/Collegians Elector/Electoral Electoral college Electoral rules Electorate Plurality voting Political campaigns Political candidates Presidential elections United States/US Viability Voting Voting behavior Voting/Voter/Voters
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