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The Human Dimension of Elections: How Poll Workers Shape Public Confidence in Elections
Thad E. Hall1,
J. Quin Monson2*,
and
Kelly D. Patterson2
1 University of Utah
2 Brigham Young University
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Quin.Monson{at}byu.edu.
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Voting technologies received considerable scrutiny after the 2000 election. However, the voter–poll worker interaction is also of critical importance. Poll workers exercise discretion and implement policies in ways that directly affect the voting experience. The authors examine the relationship between voters perceptions of the poll worker job performance and measures of voter confidence. In an ordered logit model, the perception of poll workers is a significant predictor of voter confidence even in the presence of numerous controls. The results suggest that overlooking the recruitment and training of competent poll workers can have a detrimental effect on voter confidence.
First published on October 1, 2008, doi:10.1177/1065912908324870
Political Research Quarterly 2009;62:507.
A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2009

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