The effects of technical parties and partisan election management bodies on voting outcomes

• Nazar Boyko ; Erik S. Herron ^[1]
  1. [1] West Virginia University

     West Virginia University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Electoral Studies: An international Journal, ISSN 0261-3794, Nº 40, 2015, págs. 23-33
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Research on election integrity has noted the important role of election administration in facilitating free and fair practices. However, limited research has assessed how the staffing of polling station level election commissions may influence voting. Using extensive personnel and election data from Ukraine, this article investigates how partisanship and liberal registration rules permit major parties to “stack” election commissions with sympathetic officials. The empirical analysis demonstrates that the placement of representatives from major parties, or affiliated parties, in leadership positions on polling station commissions is associated with improved election outcomes.