Abstract
ABSTRACT
In this paper we study the experience of individual voters on Election Day, November 2006, with two widely used voting technologies, optically scanned paper ballots and electronic voting machines. The focus of our empirical analysis is the relationship between voting technology and several dependent conditions, including voter satisfaction with their voting experience, the time it takes to vote, voter confidence that their ballot will be accurately counted, and self-reported undervotes. We find that a significant portion of the variation between the two voting technologies in voter behavior and affect is a function of election administration.
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