A Network Comparison of the Diffusion of State Electoral Laws

• In Event: Policy Diffusion and Adoption in the States

Brief Overview

We use state adoption of a variety of electoral laws ranging from voter restrictions to term limits to estimate latent diffusion ties between the states, and compare these ties with the broader diffusion network.

Authors

• Scott J LaCombe, Smith College

• Samuel F. Harper, University of Iowa

• Caroline J. Tolbert, University of Iowa