An empirical analysis of invalid voting in municipal elections

This paper examines blank and null voting in Brazilian mayoral elections using a large dataset covering 5,570 municipalities between 2000 and 2020. The study finds that more competitive elections reduce blank and null percentages, with re-election scenarios leading to more valid votes. Blank and par...

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Main Authors: Vitor Castro, Rodrigo Martins, Sergio Sakurai
Format: Default Article
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Banking, finance and investment
Applied economics
Economics
Voting
Blank ballots
Null ballots
Brazil
Elections
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/27169893.v1
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