Convenience Voting and Pre-Paid Ballot Postage in Vote-by-Mail Elections

• In Event: Elections and Vote Choice

Brief Overview

This paper tests if pre-paid ballot postage in vote-by-mail elections impacted turnout in the 2018 midterm in Washington. It expects that the small cost decrease has heterogeneous effects, increasing turnout for those already more likely to vote.

Author

• Megan Beckwith, University of Memphis