Craig M. Burnett

Hofstra University

Assistant Professor

Hempstead, NY 11549

United States

http://people.hofstra.edu/craig_burnett

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (24)

1.

Ballot (and Voter) 'Exhaustion' Under Instant Runoff Voting: An Examination of Four Ranked-Choice Elections

Electoral Studies (2015, Vol. 37): pp. 41-49.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2017
Craig M. Burnett and Vladimir Kogan
Hofstra University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science
Downloads 687 (81,394)
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instant runoff voting, ranked choice voting, alternative vote, ballot exhaustion

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When Does Ballot Language Influence Voter Choices? Evidence from a Survey Experiment

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper; Forthcoming at Political Communication
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2014
Craig M. Burnett and Vladimir Kogan
Hofstra University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science
Downloads 419 (149,856)
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Direct democracy, framing, initiatives, referenda, ballot wording, Proposition 8, campaigns, election law

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The Dilemma of Direct Democracy

USC Law Legal Studies Paper No. 10-3, Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, Vol. 9, No. 4
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2010
Craig M. Burnett, Elizabeth Garrett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University, USC Gould School of Law and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
Downloads 369 (172,809)
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direct democracy, voter competence, initiatives, referenda

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The Politics of Potholes: Service Quality and Retrospective Voting in Local Elections

Journal of Politics (2017, Vol. 79, No. 1): pp. 302-314
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2017
Craig M. Burnett and Vladimir Kogan
Hofstra University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science
Downloads 170 (374,242)
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city and urban politics, retrospective voting, municipal services, service quality, voting behavior

5.

Technology, Tradition, and "The Terror of the People"

99 Notre Dame Law Review 1373
, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2023-41
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 25 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2025
The University of Chicago Law School, University of Illinois at Chicago, Independent and Hofstra University
Downloads 157 (400,786)
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firearms, Second Amendment, mass shooting, empirical evidence, data, surveys, historical tradition, constitutional interpretation

6.

The Personal Politics of Same-Sex Marriage

APSA 2014 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2014
Craig M. Burnett and Aaron King
Hofstra University and Duke University
Downloads 144 (430,234)
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same-sex marriage, contact theory, referendum, direct democracy

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Party Labels and Vote Choice in Judicial Elections

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2014
Craig M. Burnett and Lydia Brashear Tiede
Hofstra University and University of Houston - Department of Political Science
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judicial elections, nonpartisan elections, information shortcuts, gender cue, cues, party identification

8.

What Do You Know? Comparing Political and Consumer Knowledge

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2010
Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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political behavior, voter competence, political knowledge, consumer knowledge

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Do Nonpartisan Ballots Racialize Candidate Evaluations? Evidence from 'Who Said What?' Experiments

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2017
Craig M. Burnett and Vladimir Kogan
Hofstra University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science
Downloads 125 (481,645)

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race, voting, who said what, nonpartisan elections

10.

Artificial Intelligence: Comparing Survey Responses for Online and Offline Samples

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2012
Craig M. Burnett
Hofstra University
Downloads 123 (487,779)

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Survey Research, Online Samples, Non-probability samples

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Team Spirit: The Search for Party in Local Politics

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 02 Nov 2010
Craig M. Burnett and Vladimir Kogan
Hofstra University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science
Downloads 105 (549,443)

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political parties, legislative parties, city council, roll call analysis

12.

Preference Coherence

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 24 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2009
Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
Downloads 88 (617,390)
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preference formation, preference construction, voting, scaling

13.

Voter Knowledge of Candidates’ Judicial Philosophies

Judicature, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Jun 2014
Craig M. Burnett and Lydia Brashear Tiede
Hofstra University and University of Houston - Department of Political Science
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judicial elections, judicial philosophy, voter knowledge

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Sex and the Ballot Box: Perception of Ballot Measures Regarding Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion in California

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2012
Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
Downloads 72 (693,070)
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Direct Democracy, Constitutional Initiatives, Voting, Proposition 8

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Local Logrolling? Examining the Impact of District Representation on Distributive Politics

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2012
Vladimir Kogan and Craig M. Burnett
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science and Hofstra University
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district elections, logrolling, distributive politics, minority incorporation

16.

Familiar Choices: Reconsidering the Institutional Effects of the Direct Initiative

State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Volume 12, Issue 2 (June 2012), 204 - 224
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 02 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 03 May 2012
Craig M. Burnett and Vladimir Kogan
Hofstra University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Political Science
Downloads 67 (720,434)

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Direct democracy, Proposition 8, Framing, Initiative

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Does Campaign Spending Help Voters Learn about Ballot Measures?

Electoral Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 06 Dec 2012
Craig M. Burnett
Hofstra University
Downloads 65 (732,081)
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direct democracy, voter knowledge, initiative, referendum

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Gubernatorial Endorsements and Ballot Measure Approval

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Sep 2012
Craig M. Burnett and Janine Parry
Hofstra University and University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Downloads 57 (782,380)
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Direct democracy, heuristics, elite endorsements, governor, initiative, referendum

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Partisanship or White Protectionism? The Emergence of the Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Apr 2024
Alexandra Filindra, Cassidy Reller and Craig M. Burnett
University of Illinois at Chicago, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Hofstra University
Downloads 56 (789,195)
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When Common Wisdom Is Neither Common Nor Wisdom: Exploring Voters’ Limited Use of Endorsements on Three Ballot Measures

Minnesota Law Review, Volume 57, Number 5
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 19 May 2013
Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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direct democracy, endorsements, initiative, referendum, same-sex marriage, term-limits

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Gaming Direct Democracy: How Voters’ Views of Job Performance Interact with Elite Endorsements of Ballot Measures

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Mar 2013
Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Direct democracy, cues, endorsements, referendum

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Marriage on the Ballot: An Analysis of Same-Sex Marriage Referendums in North Carolina, Minnesota, and Washington During the 2012 Elections

Chapman Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2016
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Aug 2016
Craig M. Burnett and Mathew D. McCubbins
Hofstra University and Department of Political Science and Law School, Duke University (deceased)
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Guns in Public Spaces: The Chilling Effects of Public Carry

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Feb 2025
Alexandra Filindra, Noah Kaplan and Craig M. Burnett
University of Illinois at Chicago, Independent and Hofstra University
Downloads 22 (1,115,608)

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Does Gun Carry in Public Places have Chilling Effects?

Institute of Government and Public Affairs Research Paper, Policy Spotlight
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Mar 2025
Alexandra Filindra, Noah Kaplan and Craig M. Burnett
University of Illinois at Chicago, Independent and Hofstra University
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Public, People, Guns, Treatment, Illinois, Carry, Chilling, Survey