Reply to I'm a rationale conservative - can you convince me voting rights legislation is needed?

Forum Index » Political Discussion

Reply to "I'm a rationale conservative - can you convince me voting rights legislation is needed?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to see data that show if there is a correlation between more restrictive laws being enacted and voter turnout.

(It is difficult to define “more restrictive” because, as many PPs have pointed out, some of the new restrictions in R states have been in place in D states. Maybe one way to break it down would be by specific restrictions: is there evidence that in states/counties with longer early voting we see higher voter turnout? If the intent of the laws is voter suppression, to what extent is it working?[/quote]

I’m PP and decided to google some of this. I’m not claiming my 4 am googling is a comprehensive study, but:

Absentee/mail in voting doesn’t raise turnout: https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/vote-mail-had-surprisingly-little-effect-turnout-2020-new-study-shows

Early voting associated with lower turnout: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/23/study-early-voting-associated-with-lower-turnout/[/quote]

The data I've seen seems to suggest that restrictions on voting increases voter participation.  When Georgia introduced voting restrictions, it led to record turnout, especially among POCs. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics