The Representational Consequences of Electronic Voting Reform: Evidence from Argentina

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The Representational Consequences of Electronic Voting Reform: Evidence from Argentina
	Contents
	1 Introduction
		Ballot Design and Representational Consequences: Voters,
Candidates, and Parties
		Exploiting an Incremental Ballot Reform: A Quasi-Experiment
		The Importance of Studying Ballot Structure
			Candidates and Parties
			Ballot Design in Comparative Perspective
		The Critical Impact of the Ballot
	2 Electronic Voting in Salta: From Adoption to Implementation
		From Partisan Paper Ballots to Electronic Voting: The Case of Salta,
Argentina
			The Partisan Paper Ballot
			The Electronic Ballot
		The Partial Rollout of Electronic Voting and Opportunities
for Causal Inference
			Incremental Implementation of Electronic Voting: A Bureaucratic Process
			The Initial Placement of Electronic Devices
and a Quasi-Experimental Design
		What Factors Explain the Initial Placement of Electronic Voting
Machines?
		Systematically Predicting the Initial Placement
of Electronic Voting Machines
		Conclusions
	3 Disconnecting Races: The Behavioral Implications of Independent Choices
		The Consequences of Voting Procedures and Ballot Structures
on the Choices of Voters
		Leveraging an Incremental Ballot Reform: A Quasi-Experiment
		The Influence of the Ballot Structure on Split-Ticket Voting
		The Influence of the Ballot Structure on Roll-Off
		Conclusions
	4 The Rise of the Personal Vote: The Implications for Candidates
		Ballot Structure, Split-Ticket Voting, and the Fate
of Down-Ballot Candidates
			The Influence of Careers: Amplifying the Incumbency Bonus
			Candidate Gender: An Uneven Playing Field?
		Assessing the Influence of Individual Attributes
on the Performance of Candidates
		The Influence of the Ballot Structure
on the Incumbency Advantage
		The Influence of the Ballot Structure on Women’s Opportunities
		Conclusions
	5 The Decline of Territorial Machines: The Implications for Parties
		The Influence of Ballots on Campaign Strategies
		Measuring Vote Concentration in Legislative Elections
		The Geographical Implications of Ballot Reform
		Conclusions
	6 The Consequences of Weakened Gubernatorial Coattails: The Implications for Small Parties
		Ballot Form and Electoral Coordination
		Estimating the Impact of the Ballot on Electoral Coordination
		The Influence of the Ballot Structure on Electoral Coordination
		Conclusions
	7 Conclusions
		Redefining the Electoral Competition
		Refocusing the Electoral Connection
		Reforming Ballots across Argentina
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Acknowledgments