Abstract:
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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
*Presenting author
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