The impact of e-voting on turnout: Insights from the Belgian case

Regis Dandoy

doi:10.1109/ICEDEG.2014.6819940

The impact of e-voting on turnout: Insights from the Belgian case

Regis Dandoy^*

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Abstract

Even in countries where compulsory voting is applied, one can observe large variations in turnout across electoral districts. This paper analyses turnout rates and the number of invalid votes in local elections in Belgium and tests whether differences across municipalities can be explained by e-voting. Taking into account various elements related to the electoral system, political competition and socio-demographic factors, multivariate models demonstrate that turnout decreases in municipalities where e-voting is used. This is true for all election years (1994-2012) and the paper also finds out that the negative effect of e-voting on turnout increases over time.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 1st International Conference on eDemocracy and eGovernment, ICEDEG 2014
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	29-37
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783907589168
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEDEG.2014.6819940
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	2014 1st International Conference on eDemocracy and eGovernment, ICEDEG 2014 - Quito, Ecuador Duration: 2014 Apr 24 → 2014 Apr 25

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Other	2014 1st International Conference on eDemocracy and eGovernment, ICEDEG 2014
Country/Territory	Ecuador
City	Quito
Period	14/4/24 → 14/4/25

Keywords

compusory voting
e-voting
local elections
turnout

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Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration

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