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A handheld American flag is held in front of the camera. Slightly blurred in the background, we can see a man in a brown jacket with a white collar who is wearing a mask over his nose and mouth.

03.21.2024

The Elections Performance Index Charts a Decade’s Progress in Election Administration

By Charles Stewart III

A U.S. flag waves gently on a tall silver pole. The sky behind it is blue, with a few fluffy white clouds.

03.10.2022

2020 Was a Banner Year for U.S. Election Administration

MIT’s Election Performance Index shows improvement across the board.

By Claire DeSoi

A backlit image of a hand dropping a piece of paper into a ballot box.

11.17.2021

The Eyes and Ears of Polling Places

A brief introduction to the SPAE

By Joelle Gross

Two Black people stand behind a white table. They are both checking through clipboards with a pen. There is a glass jar in front of them with little American flags in it, and little flags line the front edge of the table as well.

08.23.2021

Evaluating Election Performance in the Era of the Big Lie

As Team MEDSL begins its sprint to get the 2020 version of the EPI out the door, I offer nine thoughts about the subject.

By Charles Stewart III

Two white men sit at a desk, with Mac laptops open in front of them. They are conferring over, and look to be editing, a stack of papers in between them.

08.16.2021

The Election Administration and Voting Survey

A critical tool for researchers in election science

By Jack Williams

A dark blue graphic, with white text that reads, "Despite the fact that elections drown in data, ... election administration has largely escaped this data revolution."

10.12.2020

Under the Hood of Election Science

Data from the Election Assistance Commission

By Claire DeSoi

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