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Purging Utah’s voter rolls will not boost turnout
Utah’s abysmal turnout is not caused by bloated registration rolls. It is caused by citizens choosing not to participate. Yesterday, a legislative committee debated legislation that would remove a citizen from the voter registration rolls if he or she fails … Continue reading
How many bills were ready on day one?
Legislators may be showing an increased willingness to run legislation that has not been subject to a thorough vetting during the interim months. The Utah legislature opened its 2012 general session today. From a quick count, it appears that 211 … Continue reading
Profiles of Utah legislators
The 2012 legislative session is coming. Here’s a couple of things to help you get ready. First, I’ve taken data that I’ve written about in the past (such as ideology scores, legislator absenteeism, bill sponsorship activity, and floor power) and … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, floor power, ideology, legislature, roll call votes, sponsorship
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Profiles of Utah legislators
Be careful with district maps
Media outlets would be wise to verify that they have the correct district maps. I’m just now catching up on all the news from the past few days. It looks like people might be a little confused about district maps. … Continue reading
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Tagged legislature, redistricting
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Be careful with district maps
Is Huntsman more electable than Romney?
Gamblers are more willing to bet their money that Huntsman can beat Obama than that Romney can. Intrade runs betting markets on just about everything. Because people are putting money on the line, the current intrade share prices can be … Continue reading
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Tagged jon huntsman, mitt romney, nominations, presidential election
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Is Huntsman more electable than Romney?
BYU vs Utah: Not Just a Sporting Rivalry
This analysis was performed by Jordan Rogers, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, in collaboration with CSED faculty. The writing is mostly his. Inquiries about this research should come to me (Quin … Continue reading
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Tagged bias, ideology, jason chaffetz, jim matheson, jon huntsman, mike lee, mitt romney, orrin hatch, partisanship, rick perry, student research, utah voter poll
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BYU vs Utah: Not Just a Sporting Rivalry
Student week on Utah Data Points
Our semester at BYU is winding down–classes ended on Thursday and final exams begin on Monday. As part of BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (CSED), we have organized the CSED Research Lab to provide a setting … Continue reading
Cage match: Fred Cox and Janice Fisher
On close votes, Fred Cox and Janice Fisher disagree 57% of the time. Update: I produced a new “cage match” post in July 2012 comparing Cox and Fisher. I encourage you to read that one, as this one is now … Continue reading
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Tagged cage match, ideology, legislature, rankings, redistricting, representation, roll call votes
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Journalist’s resource
Folks interested in easy-to-read summaries of current social science research should check out Journalist’s Resource. The site’s goal is to make life easier for journalists by pointing them toward interesting studies that can lead to engaging newspaper articles. I’ve had … Continue reading
The 2010 exit poll suggests that 49.6%-52.0% of Utah Mormons are female. Meanwhile, the 2010 U.S. Census shows that 50.3% of voting-age Utahns are female. After fruitful discussion with one of the authors of the report discussed here, I have … Continue reading →