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Abernathy, Scott. "State Education Reforms and Local Political Participation: The Case of New Jersey Charter Schools" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62117_index.html>

Abernathy, S. , 2003-08-27 "State Education Reforms and Local Political Participation: The Case of New Jersey Charter Schools" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62117_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Taking the specific case of New Jersey charter school legislation, I examine the degree to which state-initiated privatization reforms effect local political participation. Using outcomes from voting in spring school budget elections in New Jersey�s nearly six hundred school districts from 1997-2002, I examine the relationship between the presence of charter schools in a district and voting behavior in the school budget elections. I find evidence that charter school districts are associated with relative decreases in voter turnout. These results suggest that making less-public the choices in the public space can have effects on participation within that space. These results also suggest that state-level policy initiatives can have local political effects, though it is not possible to generalize beyond those focused on the privatization of public services.

Not the If but the How of Vote Procedure Changes and their Effect on Voter Turnout: An Elite or Mass Based Causal Process?

Move to the Center or Mobilize the Base? Effects of Political Competition, Voter Turnout, and Partisan Loyalties on the Ideological Convergence of Vote-Maximizing Candidates in Two-Party Competition

How Family Networks Affect the Political Choices of Boundedly Rational Persons: Turnout and Vote Choice in Recent British Elections