Mobilizing Interest
The Effects of Money on Citizen Participation in State Supreme Court Elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232586 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melinda Gann Hall (Michigan State University), Chris W Bonneau (0000-0003-0405-1107, University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 457-470 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00323.x |
| OpenAlex | W2095759011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 39 |
In this article, we investigate one highly significant aspect of the role of money in judicial elections: whether campaign spending increases citizen participation in the recruitment and retention of judges. Specifically, by using a two‐stage modeling strategy that allows us to separate the effects of challengers from the effects of money, we assess whether relatively expensive campaigns improve the chances that citizens will vote in the 260 supreme court elections held from 1990 through 2004 in 18 states using partisan or nonpartisan elections to staff the high court bench. We find that increased spending significantly improves citizen participation in these races. Whether measured as the overall spending in each election or in per capita terms, greater spending facilitates voting. We conclude, contrary to conventional wisdom about the deleterious effects of money in judicial elections, that by stimulating mass participation and giving voters greater ownership in the outcomes of these races, expensive campaigns strengthen the critical linkage between citizens and the bench and enhance the quality of democracy
Ballot · Democracy · Economics · Per capita · Political science · Politics · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · State (computer science · State supreme court · Supreme court · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,89 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |