Election Roll-Off
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Affairs Review
- Vol. 32 (1) , 71-86
- https://doi.org/10.1177/107808749603200104
Abstract
The authors use the 1993 municipal election in Atlanta, Georgia, and a special election to fill two vacancies on the Fulton County (Georgia) Commission to test ballot-confusion, saliency-of-the-contest, and voter-fatigue explanations for roll-off (ballot noncompletion). No evidence of the ballot-confusion explanation is found, but some evidence of voter fatigue and contest visibility is apparent. Racial differences in roll-off have implications for the responsiveness of public officials and the creation of single-member districts.Keywords
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