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Nokken, Timothy. "Participation on House Roll Call Votes in Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1871-1931" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, Aug 28, 2002 <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65763_index.html>

Nokken, T. P. , 2002-08-28 "Participation on House Roll Call Votes in Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1871-1931" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston & Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts Online <.PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p65763_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Scholars agree that the electoral concerns of members of Congress influence roll call voting behavior. I revisit the question by investigating the roll call behavior in lame duck sessions of Congress. More specifically, I explore turnout on roll call votes to determine first whether lame duck sessions differed from regular sessions, and, second, whether lame duck members exhibited behavior distinct from returning members. I analyze both individual- and roll call-level turnout data from 42nd to 71st Congresses to assess how a combination of individual, institutional, and partisan factors influence participation rates. I found that departing MCs reduced their level of participation in their final lame duck session, while returning members actually increase their rates of participation. I also conclude that overall abstention rates on roll calls held in lame duck sessions do not systematically differ from votes held in regular sessions.

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