Authoritarian Electoral Engineering II: Transfer of voters and electoral participation in Venezuelan Sub-National Elections (2013-2021)

• In Event: Voters, Parties and Democratic Accountability in Latin America

Brief Overview

Venezuela sees autocrats manipulate elections, controlling the electoral committee and strategically shifting voters from one polling center to another to their favor. Social network analysis reveals how these tactics secure sub-national wins.

Author

• Pablo C Hernandez Borges, Texas Tech University