Voting on School Finances: a Test of Competing Theories

Cataldo, Everett F.; Holm, John

doi:10.1177/106591298303600412

Western Political Quarterly

1983

DOI: 10.1177/106591298303600412

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Voting on School Finances: a Test of Competing Theories

Everett F. Cataldo

John Holm

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“…Some of the findings from this research suggest that self-interest is critical to explaining individual-level support for school bonds (Tedin, Matland, & Weiher, 2001) but measures of capacity to pay (Lentz, 1999;Theobald & Meier, 2002) and racial considerations and cleavages have also been shown to matter for voter support (Cataldo & Holm, 1983;Tedin et al, 2001). However, in contrast to local school bonds that often seek to raise more capital for a school district, many salient statewide education initiatives address broad policy reforms, targeting, for example, educational programs or school choice options.…”

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The Passage of Education Citizen Initiatives

Bali

2007

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In recent years, many critical education policy reforms across the American states have been attempted through citizen ballots. This study examines citizens' voting behavior on three salient education initiatives proposed in California. Analyses of exit poll data indicate that voting on education initiatives is greatly influenced by ideological predispositions, self-interest, and racially based incentives. Local school districts' conditions become more influential once we examine voting separately across racial groups. These voting strategies suggest that the path of education reform through citizen initiatives will be much susceptible to ideological and demographic currents.

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Self-Interest and Public Opinion Toward Smoking Restrictions and Cigarette Taxes

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Gerken²

1989

Public Opinion Quarterly

104

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A burgeoning literature suggests that self-interest has little influence on policy preferences. In sharp contrast are the findings discussed in this paper: we show that self-interest plays a decisive role in shaping attitudes toward smoking restrictions and cigarette taxes. Data from two random samples of California adults collected by the Field Institute in April 1987 and February 1984 indicate that nonsmokers are far more enthusiastic about tightening smoking restrictions and increasing cigarette taxes than smokers, particularly heavy smokers. We conclude by discussing several explanations for the apparent discrepancy between these results and the pattern of null findings characteristic of the self-interest literature.

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The Significance of Opposition Entrepreneurs on Local Sales Tax Referendum Outcomes

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2013

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This article assesses the impact of "opposition entrepreneurs" on affirmative vote percentages for special purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) proposals in counties of the Metropolitan Atlanta region. The main question addressed is how does the presence of identifiable opposition-leading entrepreneurs in SPLOST campaigns affect the affirmative ("yes") vote percentages for these sales tax proposals? Aggregate-level county data and election-specific campaign data were collected for 86 county and school district SPLOST referenda in 15 counties in the Metropolitan Atlanta region during the time period spanning from 1998 through 2011. The results of ordinary least square regression analyses support the hypothesis that the presence of opposition entrepreneurs in SPLOST campaigns reduces affirmative voting. The results indicate that opposition, by itself, is not sufficient to impact voting outcomes in tax referendum elections. Rather, consequential opposition efforts need to be led by an identifiable leader.Acknowledgements: The author acknowledges and thanks the three anonymous reviewers of this article for providing constructive criticisms to improve the quality of this work.

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Voting on School Finances: a Test of Competing Theories

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

The Passage of Education Citizen Initiatives

The Passage of Education Citizen Initiatives

Self-Interest and Public Opinion Toward Smoking Restrictions and Cigarette Taxes

The Significance of Opposition Entrepreneurs on Local Sales Tax Referendum Outcomes

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