BIASED BALLOTS - THE IMPACT OF BALLOT STRUCTURE ON NORTH-CAROLINA ELECTIONS IN 1992

North Carolina state erection law gives county election boards broad a uthority to determine the form of the ballot used in federal, state, a nd local races. This paper examines the extent to which ballot formats appear to be strategically chosen and the impact of ballot design on 1992 North Carolina elections. Our results indicate that the form of t he ballot influenced the decisions of some voters in statewide races i n 1992 and that the design of the ballot may have been chosen strategi cally by county election boards dominated by the members of one party.