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The Relationship between In-Person Voting, Consolidated Polling Locations, and Absentee Voting on Covid-19: Evidence from the Wisconsin Primary [report]

Chad Cotti, Bryan Engelhardt, Joshua Foster, Erik Nesson, Paul Niekamp
2020 unpublished

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On April 7, 2020, Wisconsin held its presidential primary election, and news reports showed long lines of voters due to fewer polling locations. We use county-level variation in voting patterns and weekly county-level COVID test data to examine whether in-person voting increased COVID-19 cases. We find a statistically significant association between in-person voting density and the spread of COVID-19 two to three weeks after the election. In our main results, a 10% increase in in-person voters
more » ... er polling location is associated with an 18.4% increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate two to three weeks later.
doi:10.3386/w27187 fatcat:dxpyhatkojgujgmjepqun6og3m
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Chad Cotti, Bryan Engelhardt, Joshua Foster, Erik Nesson, Paul Niekamp. "The Relationship between In-Person Voting, Consolidated Polling Locations, and Absentee Voting on Covid-19: Evidence from the Wisconsin Primary." (2020)