Photo ID, Provisional Balloting, and Indiana's 2012 Primary Election

20 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2013 Last revised: 9 Sep 2020

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Michael J. Pitts

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Date Written: March 11, 2013

Abstract

This article represents the continuation of a series of studies that measure the impact of photo identification on the electorate by examining provisional ballots cast and not counted because prospective voters lacked photo identification. Prior studies examined provisional balloting at Indiana’s 2008 primary and 2008 general elections. This article presents results from the 2012 primary and proceeds in two parts. Part I briefly discusses the details of Indiana’s photo identification law, the various methods used to measure the impact of photo identification laws generally, and the research methods employed for this study. Part II presents and analyzes the empirical data generated in this study and, notably, compares the impact of the photo identification law at Indiana’s 2008 primary election with the impact of the photo identification law at Indiana’s 2012 primary election.

Keywords: photo identification, disfranchisement, voter identification, voting rights, election administration, Indiana, provisional ballots, HAVA

Suggested Citation

Pitts, Michael J., Photo ID, Provisional Balloting, and Indiana's 2012 Primary Election (March 11, 2013). University of Richmond Law Review, Vol. 47, p. 939, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2277858

Michael J. Pitts (Contact Author)

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law ( email )

530 West New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
United States

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