A 2021 Texas law introduced mail-in-voting restrictions 📬, incl. forcing voters to know whether they registered with a driver's license 🚗 or social security number. Ballot rejection rates substantially increased 📉. Affected voters were less likely to vote in future elections 🗳️ or switch to in-person voting.
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The Journal of Politics
The Disparate and Durable Effects of Mail Voting Restrictions: Evidence from Texas | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja
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Although both Democrats and Republicans tend to be more tolerant of democratic norm violations that benefit their own party 🗳️, this is not always symmetrical 🔄, even when political stakes appear identical 🤔. Republicans were more tolerant of mail-in voting restrictions regardless of partisan benefit 🗳️.
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Sage Journals
Partisan or Principled? Explaining Political Differences in Attitudes About Violations of Democratic Norms - Paul E. Teas, 2025
Although both Democrats and Republicans tend to be more tolerant of democratic norm violations that benefit their own party, this pattern is not always symmetri...
Exposure to local hate crimes linked to mail-in voting preference. Research suggests that utilizing absentee options might offer a way to participate in elections while avoiding potential intimidation or violence in public spaces.
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PsyPost
Exposure to local hate crimes linked to mail-in voting preference
As elections approach, instances of community violence often rise. A recent analysis of voting behavior suggests that African American voters residing in areas with higher hate crime rates are increasingly choosing mail-in ballots over visiting physical polling…
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