The Machinery of Democracy: Voting Systems and Ballot Miscounts in Illinois

Quirk, P.J., Kuklinski, J.H. and Habel, P. (2002) The Machinery of Democracy: Voting Systems and Ballot Miscounts in Illinois. Project Report. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.

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Abstract

The outcome of the 2000 presidential election focused unprecedented national attention on apparent inequities in the election process. Before the controversies surrounding that election, few citizens had been aware that a substantial portion of votes for major offices were regularly not counted because either citizens marked ballots incorrectly or voting equipment recorded them incorrectly. After the election, evidence also emerged that some jurisdictions had miscount rates that were dramatically higher than others. What caused the wide variation in miscount rates? Was it racism, as some have suggested? Was it the machinery itself? Or, was it something else? Authors Paul Quirk, James Kuklinski and Philip Habel come to some surprising conclusions.

Item Type:Research Reports or Papers (Project Report)
Additional Information:Critical issues paper (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Institute of Government and Public Affairs)
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Habel, Dr Philip
Authors: Quirk, P.J., Kuklinski, J.H., and Habel, P.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Publisher:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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