An Empirical Analysis of Invalid Voting in Municipal Elections.

This paper examines blank and null voting in Brazilian mayoral elections using a large dataset covering 5570 municipalities between 2000 and 2020. The study finds that more competitive elections reduce blank and null percentages, with re‐election scenarios leading to more valid votes. Blank and part...

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Published in:	Kyklos Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 420 - 440
Main Authors:	Castro, Vítor, Martins, Rodrigo, Sakurai, Sergio Naruhiko
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell May2025
Subjects:	Brazil Voting Cities & towns Mayoral elections Local elections Ballots
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost