Controlling Democracy: The principal agent problems in election administration | Boston Area Colleges Election Project

Controlling Democracy: The principal agent problems in election administration

Author:

Alvarez, R. Michael and Thad E. Hall

Volume, Number & Page:

34(4):491-510

Publication Info:

The Policy Studies Journal

Date:

2006

The principal agent problem is one of delegation: how can you be sure to hire the right person and how can you make sure a hiree will do the job properly? Elections are vulnerable to the principal agent problem, but this vulnerability could be mitigated through early voting, internet voting, and voting by mail.

Difficulty Level:

2

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