The Politics of the Ballot in Colombia: Access, Production, Distribution, and Design* Steven L. Taylor** Professor of Political Science Troy University Department of Political Science 331 MSCX Troy, AL 36082 sltaylor@troy.edu http://spectrum.troy.edu/~sltaylor Prepared for the 2011 Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. *Portions of this paper are adapted and expanded versions from material in Taylor 2008. **I would like to thank the staffs at the Library of Congress and the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango in Bogotá, Colombia (with a special thanks to Tracey North of the LOC’s Hispanic Reading Room). Additional thanks to the Misión de Observación Electoral for the chance to observe the March 2010 elections and to Jeff Daniel for data organizational help. Funding provided by the Faculty Development Committee of Troy University for research trips to Washington, DC in July of 2009 and Bogotá, Colombia in March 2010.