The Resilient Voter: Stressful Polling Places and Voting Behavior - Paperback

by Shauna Reilly (Author), Stacy G. Ulbig (Author)

Authors Reilly and Ulbig explore the ways in which stressful polling place conditions cause voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their preferences. Using an experimental approach, they find that even though voters generally withstand such conditions, certain segments of the electorate can still be adversely affected.

Author Biography

Shauna Reilly is associate professor of political science at Northern Kentucky University.

Stacy Ulbig is professor of political science at Sam Houston State University.