“Not This One”: Experimental Use of the Approval and Disapproval Ballot

Annick Laruelle ()
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Annick Laruelle: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

Homo Oeconomicus: Journal of Behavioral and Institutional Economics, 2021, vol. 38, issue 1, No 2, 15-28

Abstract: Abstract In the last few decades there has been a decrease in electoral turnout in most democratic countries. It is crucial to understand why citizens do not vote. One of the many explanations for abstaining may be that voters are not offered the possibility to express dissatisfaction explicitly. The right to say no to candidates in presidential elections is vindicated and tested. A field experiment with a ballot that allows voters to vote against candidates was conducted during the 2017 French presidential elections. The experiment demonstrates that participants appreciate the additional expressive possibilities offered by the experimental ballot, in particular the possibility of casting a vote against candidates. Moreover a richer picture of the political landscape is obtained. If this ballot were used, clearer signals could be sent to political actors.

Keywords: Two-round electoral systems; In situ voting experiment; Expressions of dissatisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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