The Strategic Use of Legislative Voting Procedures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300835 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian F Crisp (0000-0003-4773-3116, Washington University in St. Louis), Amanda Driscoll (0000-0002-3193-2770, Washington University in St. Louis) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-97 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-9162.2011.00035.x |
| OpenAlex | W2125683233 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 59 |
Legislative votes can be taken by roll call—noting the position of each individual member—or by some form of indication (sitting or standing, shouting yea or nay, etc.)—noting only an aggregate outcome. Cameral rules define one method of voting as the standard operating procedure and how to invoke any alternative voting methods. We develop a series of hypotheses related to position taking to explain why, when procedures would typically lead to a vote taken by indication, legislators choose to vote by roll call—a means that makes it much easier for actors outside the chamber to observe the positions taken by individual legislators and partisan blocs. With data from Argentina and Mexico, we test these hypotheses regarding the strategic choice of vote procedures and their relationship to observed party unity
Aggregate (composite · Bullet voting · Cardinal voting systems · Economics · Law and economics · Legislature · Microeconomics · Outcome (game theory · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Test (biology · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |