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Term limits and voter turnout

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This paper studies the impact of term limits on voter turnout, using the recent introduction of term limits at the local government level in Portugal as a natural experiment. Although instrumental, expressive, and information-based theories of voter participation imply effects of term limits on turnout, this is clearly an under-researched topic. Applying a difference-in-differences approach to data at both the municipal and parish levels, we find strong evidence that the introduction of term limits increased voter participation. Our results contrast with previous findings for California and demonstrate that more research on this topic is clearly necessary.

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  • Francisco José Veiga & Linda Gon¸calves Veiga, 2017. "Term limits and voter turnout," NIPE Working Papers 06/2017, NIPE - Universidade do Minho.
    • Handle: RePEc:nip:nipewp:06/2017
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    1. Susana Peralta & João Pereira dos Santos, 2020. "Who seeks reelection: local fiscal restraints and political selection," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 184(1), pages 105-134, July.

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    Keywords

    Term limits; Voter turnout; Local elections; Portugal; Natural experiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
    • K16 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Election Law

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