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Student Research Internships (2003-2004)

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Dear Students,

How often do undergraduates get the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to cutting-edge, socially relevant social science research - and build up your resume for future jobs and college? On March 2nd, the Center for the Study of Los Angeles will provide that opportunity.

Using a carefully developed 24-point checklist and snapping photos to document their findings, student "election monitors" will fan out across Los Angeles on Election Day when voters will decide who will become the next President of the United States.

The Center for the Study of Los Angeles will use the student-gathered data to examine how the quality and accessibility of polling places varies across the city's diverse neighborhoods and how the quality of polling places impacts voter turnout in different neighborhoods. Specifically, we will be testing whether polling places in predominantly low-income and non-White neighborhoods are less visible, less stable, harder to find, and harder to navigate than polling places in high-income and predominantly White neighborhoods. If so, we want to know if less accessible and lower quality polling places have lower rates of voter turnout.

Students will need to be available for the entire day on March 2nd, and they will need to attend two training sessions prior to March 2nd (students will be furnished with letters to give to their professors explaining their absence from class.)

Students from all majors are welcome. If you or your friends wish to learn more or to sign up, please contact Xochitl Marquez at csla@lmu.edu, x84565, or 4119 University Hall.

Sincerely,

Mara A. Marks, Ph.D.
Associate Director

 More Information - Election Studies