Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Internet voting enables citizens to vote from different places on various moments, and this is generally seen as one of the advantages that may positively influence voting turnout. However, social psychological theory suggests that social identity is dependent on the situation a person is in, and the voting decision (as well as other behavior) may be different depending on these different identities. If this is true, the outcome of a vote or opinion poll may be influenced by the deployment of Internet based media. Voters may also have different levels of trust in the various voting media, and this also may influence voting behavior. Findings from some field experiments with an e-voting system seem to corroborate these expectations.