Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020
@article{Schraufnagel2020CostOV,
title={Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020},
author={Scott Schraufnagel and Michael J. Pomante and Quan Li},
journal={Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy},
year={2020}
}The ease of voting across the United States is constantly changing. This research updates work which established the relative “cost of voting” during presidential election cycles, in each of the 50...
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