Enfranchising Voters or Facilitating Clientelism? Explaining the Effects of Polling Station Proliferation on Voting in Uganda

• In Event: Political Participation and Party Strategies in the Developing World

Brief Overview

The proliferation of polling stations may increase electoral access while also facilitate the monitoring of turnout-buying. We leverage an electoral reform in Uganda with rich administrative data to provide evidence on both effects.

Authors

• Jeremy Bowles, Harvard University

• Horacio Larreguy, Harvard University

• Anders Woller, University of Copenhagen