Voting Congestion : Analyses of Lines and Wait Times

Summary: Millions turn out to vote in U.S. general elections, and there were reports of long wait times at some polling places on Election Day in 2012. The authority to regulate elections is shared by federal, state, and local officials; however, responsibility for conducting federal elections primarily resides with about 10,500 local election jurisdictions. This book addresses the extent to which local election jurisdictions collected data to measure voter wait times and had long wait times on Election Day 2012; and the factors that affected wait times and their impacts across jurisdictions.

Record details

ISBN: 9781634639057
ISBN: 9781634639316
ISBN: 1634639316
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:july.20 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	A NUMBER OF FACTORS AFFECTED VOTER WAIT TIMES ON ELECTION DAY 2012, AND THEIR IMPACTS VARIED ACROSS JURISDICTIONSAGENCY AND THIRD- PARTY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: AGGREGATED RESULTS FROM NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF LOCAL ELECTION JURISDICTIONS; APPENDIX III: ESTIMATES OF AVERAGE WAIT TIMES BY STATE ON ELECTION DAY 2012 BASED ON NATIONWIDE PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY; Chapter 2: WAITING IN LINE TO VOTE; THE COSTS OF LINES; BASIC FACTS ABOUT LINES; QUEUING THEORY AND ELECTION LINES; MITIGATING LONG LINES; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX 1.; APPENDIX 2.; SUMMARY; REFERENCES.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
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