Elections with Multiple Positive and Negative Votes

We investigate the performance of a voting procedure in which voters cast multiple votes, with some votes positive and some negative. The procedure is a variant of the “D21” method proposed by Janeček (2016). The setting is the 2018 Czech Republic presidential election. Evidence is provided through...

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Published in:Homo oeconomicus 2021-12, Vol.38 (1-4), p.37-47
Main Authors: Gibbs, Tanya, Chappell, Jr, Henry W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ballots
Behavioral/Experimental Economics
Candidates
Economics
Economics and Finance
Elections
Experiments
Game Theory
Institutional/Evolutionary Economics
International Political Economy
Law and Economics
Polls & surveys
Presidential elections
Research Paper
Respondents
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy
Voters
Voting
Voting machines
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Summary:We investigate the performance of a voting procedure in which voters cast multiple votes, with some votes positive and some negative. The procedure is a variant of the “D21” method proposed by Janeček (2016). The setting is the 2018 Czech Republic presidential election. Evidence is provided through a survey of secondary school students asked to cast ballots in both single- and multi-vote election experiments. Using the survey data, we estimate a spatial voting model to uncover ideological positions of candidates and respondents. Results suggest that the multi-vote procedure may limit the success of extreme candidates in elections.
ISSN:0943-0180
2366-6161
DOI:10.1007/s41412-021-00109-0