Across the world, many politicians deliver benefits to citizens in direct exchange for their
votes. Scholars often predict the demise of this phenomenon, as it is threatened by …

Electoral fraud is a widespread phenomenon, especially outside the developed world.
Despite abundant qualitative and anecdotal evidence on its existence from around the …

Contrary to our stereotypical views, dictators often introduce elections in which they refrain
from employing blatant electoral fraud. Why do electoral reforms happen in autocracies? Do …

Today a general mood of pessimism surrounds Western efforts to strengthen elections and
democracy abroad. If elections are often deeply flawed or even broken in many countries …

Studies of clientelism typically assume that political machines distribute rewards to persuade
or mobilize the existing electorate. We argue that rewards not only influence actions of the …

Beliefs about the incidence of voter fraud inform how people view the trade-off between
electoral integrity and voter accessibility. To better inform such beliefs about the rate of …

One of most extensive allegations of vote manipulation in the 2020 presidential election
revolved around technology manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems. In particular, then …

Erosion of trust in the honesty of elections and concomitant weakening of democratic
institutions and practices are growing concerns in modern global politics. This paper …

Weak electoral registration requirements are commonly thought to encourage electoral
participation, but may also promote electoral fraud. As one possibility, candidates and their …

Conventional wisdom suggests that scheduling elections concurrently with other contests
increases turnout. However, causal empirical evidence in favor of this claim is scarce, at …