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Activity Number: 238
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 10, 2015 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Abstract #315808 View Presentation
Title: Every Vote Counts: Student-Conducted Exit Polls
Author(s): Emmanuel Addo*
Companies: American University
Keywords: Exit Polls
Abstract:

Statistics students conducted exit polls on November 4, 2014, in three metropolitan regions to explore the effect of voter ID laws on voter turnout: Northern Virginia, Dallas, and Philadelphia. Utilizing various sampling designs, samples of 500 to 1000 were interviewed in each region. Those exiting polling places were asked whether they were unable to vote and if so, whether it was due to having no or inadequate voter IDs, according to the laws of the jurisdiction, which will be discussed. In general the percentage of those unable to vote was between one and two percent, which was in some cases enough to influence the outcome of an election. Problems with voter IDs were proportionally more prevalent in low-income and minority precincts.

Emmanuel Addo, American University addo@american.edu* Mary Gray, American University mgray@american.edu Kelly McConville, Swarthmore mcconvil@gmail.com Lynne Stokes, SMU slstokes@mail.smu.edu

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