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Legislative Democrats have had more of their bills considered in recent years
Democrats were more successful at getting their bills considered in 2012 than in previous years. Republicans have held a veto-proof supermajority in the Utah Legislature for years. The 2012 elections gave them even more control, bringing us the second most … Continue reading
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Tagged backdoor power, democrat, imbalance, leadership, legislature, partisanship, republican, senate president, speaker of the house
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Legislative Democrats have had more of their bills considered in recent years
Background research on Utah’s caucus-convention system
The news reports a proposed ballot measure to reform Utah’s nominating system. This might be a good time to remind readers of an excellent report by the non-partisan Utah Foundation about a year ago. The report’s author, Morgan Lyon Cotti, … Continue reading
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Tagged caucus, convention, direct democracy, initiative, nominations, utah foundation
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Context for Sen. Osmond’s proposed rules changes
Bills were introduced later and passed faster in 2012. It seems Sen. Osmond wants to reverse this trend. The news reports that Sen. Aaron Osmond wants to change the legislature’s rules to ban so-called “boxcar” bills, thereby increasing transparency in … Continue reading
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Tagged grama, legislature, vetting
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Context for Sen. Osmond’s proposed rules changes
Utah legislator flashcards
The 2013 Utah Legislature will convene in a few short weeks. Are you ready? If you haven’t studied my Utah legislator flashcards, then you probably aren’t. Enjoy.
2012 was Utah’s most Republican-leaning presidential vote since statehood
Relative to the nation, Utah cast a more Republican vote in 2012 than at any time since statehood. I just noticed something interesting while playing with the 2012 presidential election results for Utah. By one metric, it appears Utah may … Continue reading
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Tagged barack obama, democrat, measurement, mitt romney, partisanship, presidential election, republican, voting
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2012 was Utah’s most Republican-leaning presidential vote since statehood
Research about redistricting
I’ve posted a fair amount here about Utah’s redistricting process, including some stuff showing that maybe it has less effect on Utah’s election results than some claim (see here and here and here and here and here). Today at The … Continue reading
How early did voters decide who to vote for?
In noncompetitive, low-profile races like the first and third districts, voters take a bit longer to decide than they do in competitive, highly publicized races like the fourth district. This analysis was performed by Robert Richards, a student research fellow … Continue reading
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Tagged campaigns, chris stewart, congress, jason chaffetz, jay seegmiller, jim matheson, mia love, rob bishop, student research, utah colleges exit poll, voting
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How early did voters decide who to vote for?
Do voters believe that the president can influence the economy?
Voters seem to interpret the economy through a distinctly partisan lens. This analysis was performed by Ethan Busby, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (“like” CSED on Facebook), in collaboration with CSED … Continue reading
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Tagged barack obama, democrat, mitt romney, partisanship, republican, student research, utah colleges exit poll, voting
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Do voters believe that the president can influence the economy?
Do candidates’ issue positions influence voters?
Utah voters may selectively think of only certain issues This analysis was performed by Ethan Busby, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (“like” CSED on Facebook), in collaboration with CSED faculty. The … Continue reading
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Tagged barack obama, ideology, mitt romney, student research, utah colleges exit poll, voting
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Do candidates’ issue positions influence voters?
This blog has been live for a little over two years now. We published 69 new posts in 2012, for a total of 144 in the archive. Our most popular posts in 2012 generally fell into three categories: Posts about … Continue reading →