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Voting under time pressure

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/09/2022
<mark>Journal</mark>Judgment and Decision Making
Issue number5
Volume17
Number of pages22
Pages (from-to)1072-1093
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

In a controlled laboratory experiment we investigate whether time pressure influences voting decisions, and in particular the degree of strategic (insincere) voting. We find that participants under time constraints are more sincere when using the widely-employed Plurality Voting method. That is, time pressure might reduce strategic voting and hence misrepresentation of preferences. However, there are no effects for Approval Voting, in line with arguments that this method provides no incentives for strategic voting.