Book/Printed Material Attitudes on voting in 2020 : preparing for elections during a pandemic

Title

• Attitudes on voting in 2020 : preparing for elections during a pandemic

Summary

• The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a severe threat to state election plans in 2020 for primaries and for the general election. To conduct an election during a potentially continuing threat from COVID-19, states need to consider how to conduct voter registration and provide voting options. How voters perceive and respond to these measures could affect turnout. RAND authors analyzed responses from 2,389 survey respondents about their expectations for public safety, election integrity, and the preparedness of local officials to manage the November 2020 election in the pandemic context. Responses indicate that both demographic characteristics and political partisanship influence respondent attitudes toward election safety, integrity, and preparedness. Although most voters say they believe that voting will be safe and that their vote will be counted despite the pandemic, those who question election safety and some who question election integrity appear less likely to vote. This report is part of RAND's Countering Truth Decay initiative, which is focused on restoring the role of facts, data, and analysis in U.S. political and civil discourse and the policymaking process.

Names

• Kavanagh, Jennifer, 1981- author
• Gibson, C. Ben, author
• Hodgson, Quentin E., author
• Rand Corporation

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2020]

Contents

• Introduction -- Assessments of Safety, Integrity, and Preparedness -- How Do Perceptions Shape Intention to Vote? -- Conclusions and Implications -- Appendix: Weighted Characteristics and Regression Models.

Headings

• -  Since 2017
• -  Absentee voting--United States
• -  COVID-19 (Disease)--Transmission--United States--Prevention
• -  Elections--United States
• -  Epidemics--Political aspects--United States
• -  Presidents--United States--Election--2017
• -  Public opinion--United States
• -  Voting--United States
• -  Absentee voting
• -  COVID-19 (Disease)--Transmission--Prevention
• -  Elections
• -  Epidemics--Political aspects
• -  Politics and government
• -  Presidents--Election
• -  Public opinion
• -  Voting
• -  United States--Politics and government--2017-2021
• -  United States

Notes

• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-75).
• -  See also RAND/RR-A112-8, RAND/RR-A112-10, RAND/TL-A112-1.
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 electronic resource (xvii, 77 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

• JK1967

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739121

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739121

Reproduction Number

• $21.00

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739121

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