Posts Tagged ‘ballot’
Count votes by hand, and error adds up
RICE (US) — Counting votes by hand during a postelection audit or recount procedures may result in error rates of up to two percent, say researchers. Continue…
Monday, February 6, 2012 13:07 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Jun 16, 2010 10:43 - 4 Comments
Gay marriage campaigns fail to sway voters
NYU (US)—Campaigns on ballot measures pertaining to the legal status of same-sex couples, including gay marriage, have minimal impact on voters, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 2, 2009 17:32 - 8 Comments
Trust in government gets a no-vote
U. BUFFALO (US)—Ballot initiatives, long thought to encourage democratic citizenship, may actually have the opposite effect of fostering distrust in state government, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 22, 2009 12:24 - 0 Comments
Testosterone tumbled in McCain’s male voters
DUKE (US)—Young men who voted for Republican John McCain or Libertarian candidate Robert Barr in the 2008 presidential election suffered an immediate drop in testosterone when the election results were announced. (more…)
