← Back to publications

Who Does Early Voting Serve?: A Study of Voters in Korea’s 20th Presidential Election

Korean Politics
Electoral Politics
Electoral System

Park, Sanghoon, and Jaeyoung Hur. 2023. “Who Does Early Voting Serve?: A Study of Voters in Korea’s 20th Presidential Election.” JOURNAL OF FUTURE POLITICS 13(1): 181–211, doi: 10.20973/jofp.2023.13.1.181.

Authors
Affiliations

Sanghoon Park

Political Science, University of South Carolina

Jaeyoung Hur

Global Leadership Division, Yonsei University, ROK

Published

June 2023

Doi

10.20973/jofp.2023.13.1.181

–>

Abstract

The 20th presidential election has been described as a “election of the unfavorables” due to its extreme polarization. It has raised the question of whether early voting benefits certain voter groups more than others. This study confirms prior research on the mobilization and convenience effects of early voting using survey data from the 20th presidential election. It is also an exploratory study that examines how voters perceived and evaluated the limited early voting for those with COVID-19. We provide empirical findings for determining whether early voting in future elections will produce the expected outcomes, such as greater voter turnout and voter efficacy. Early voting had both a mobilization and a convenience effect in the 20th presidential election, getting absentees to the polls and providing an additional choice for willing voters, according to the results. Moreover, voters viewed early voting for those with COVID-19 as a government policy, not a general voting accommodation.

BibTeX citation

@article{ParkHur:2023,
    Author = {Sanghoon Park, and {Jaeyoung Hur}},
    Doi = {10.20973/jofp.2023.13.1.181},
    Journal = {JOURNAL OF FUTURE POLITICS},
    Number = {1},
    Pages = {181--211},
    Title = {Who Does Early Voting Serve?: A Study of Voters in Korea’s 20th Presidential Election},
    Volume = {13},
    Year = {2023}}