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Are Ballot Propositions Spilling Over onto Candidate Elections?
Publication Date: October 2006
Author(s): Jeffrey R. Makin
Funder(s): University of Southern California
Funder(s): University of Southern California
Topic: Politics (Elections and voting)
Keywords: ballot propositions; electoral influences; voter mobilization
Type: Report
Abstract:
Ballot propositions are increasingly viewed as a way to influence candidate elections. The best known example is Ohio in 2004, where many believe a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage helped George W. Bush win the state, and thus the presidency. When ballot propositions influence candidate elections, we see what is called a ballot proposition spillover. This report reviews the existing scholarly research on ballot proposition spillovers, and highlights possible spillovers.