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Durán, G.; Giormenti, M.; Guajardo, M.; Pinto, P.M.; Rey, P.A.; Stier-Moses, N.E. "Improving access to voting with optimized matchings" (2018) Electoral Studies. 51:38-48
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Research on political representation has traditionally focused on the design of electoral systems. Yet there is evidence that voting costs result in lower turnout and undermine voters’ confidence in the electoral system. Election administrators can selectively manipulate participation costs for different individuals and groups, leading to biased electoral outcomes. Quantifying the costs of voting and designing fair, transparent and efficient rules for voter assignment to polling stations are important for theoretical and practical reasons. Using analytical models, we quantify the differential costs of participation faced by voters, which we measure in terms of distance to polling stations and wait times to cast a vote. To estimate the model parameters, we use real-world data on the 2013 midterm elections in Argentina. The assignment produced by our model cut average voting time by more than 27%, underscoring the inefficiencies of the current method of alphabetical assignment. Our strategy generates better estimates of the role of geographical and temporal conditions on electoral outcomes. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Improving access to voting with optimized matchings
Autor:Durán, G.; Giormenti, M.; Guajardo, M.; Pinto, P.M.; Rey, P.A.; Stier-Moses, N.E.
Filiación:CONICET, Argentina
Instituto de Cálculo and Departamento de Matemática, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial, FCFM, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
Department of Business and Management Science, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway
Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston, United States
Departamento de Industria, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, School of Business, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Elections; Geocoding; Linear programming; Queuing theory; Voting costs; accessibility; cost analysis; election; electoral system; linear programing; voting behavior; Argentina
Año:2018
Volumen:51
Página de inicio:38
Página de fin:48
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.11.004
Título revista:Electoral Studies
Título revista abreviado:Elect. Stud.
ISSN:02613794
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_02613794_v51_n_p38_Duran

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Durán, G., Giormenti, M., Guajardo, M., Pinto, P.M., Rey, P.A. & Stier-Moses, N.E. (2018) . Improving access to voting with optimized matchings. Electoral Studies, 51, 38-48.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.11.004
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Durán, G., Giormenti, M., Guajardo, M., Pinto, P.M., Rey, P.A., Stier-Moses, N.E. "Improving access to voting with optimized matchings" . Electoral Studies 51 (2018) : 38-48.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.11.004
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Durán, G., Giormenti, M., Guajardo, M., Pinto, P.M., Rey, P.A., Stier-Moses, N.E. "Improving access to voting with optimized matchings" . Electoral Studies, vol. 51, 2018, pp. 38-48.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.11.004
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Durán, G., Giormenti, M., Guajardo, M., Pinto, P.M., Rey, P.A., Stier-Moses, N.E. Improving access to voting with optimized matchings. Elect. Stud. 2018;51:38-48.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.11.004