Reform, Realignment, and the Right to Vote: Majority-preferential Elections in New Jersey, 1910-31

• In Event: Parties and Elections

Brief Overview

We propose a theory of change in voting rights based on party factions. This differs from theories based on parties writ large. We use it to explain the simultaneous adoption of ranked-choice voting and voting restriction during the Progressive Era.

Authors

• Jack Santucci, Queens College, CUNY

• Andrew Rosenthal, Sarah Lawrence College