Preregistration Boosts Youth Voter Turnout Despite Earlier Doubts

Voting and Elections @AJPS 1 Stata file 8 datasets Dataverse

This study evaluates preregistration laws through two empirical approaches. Data & Methods

CPS 2000–2012 data via DID/Lag models
Florida birth date regression discontinuity analysis

Key Findings

Preregistration significantly increases youth voter turnout uniformly across subgroups.

Implications

The effectiveness of preregistration depends on campaign context and supporting institutions.

Article card for article: Making Young Voters: The Impact of Preregistration on Youth Turnout

Making Young Voters: The Impact of Preregistration on Youth Turnout was authored by John B. Holbein and D. Sunshine Hillygus. It was published by Wiley in AJPS in 2016.