Salience and Voting coordination in primary elections

• In Event: Experiments for Improving Democratic Institutions

Brief Overview

This study analyzes the way voters in primary elections coordinate to nominate a candidate who is most viable in the general election. The effect on coordination of three
voting systems (Plurality, Approval Voting, and Instant Runoff) is evaluated.

Authors

• Anna Bassi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Tyler Scott Steelman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill