ESRA 2019

The MIT Election Data and Science Lab helps highlight new research and interesting ideas in election science, and is a proud co-sponsor of…

All-mail elections — elections in which all registered voters in a jurisdiction are mailed a ballot to their home — are an increasingly…

Peach State Residents’ Perceptions of Voting-Related Improprieties and Their Impact on the 2018 Gubernatorial Election

How does the use of electoral technology at the voting booth impact voters’ trust in the electoral process?

Many reforms intended to increase turnout and improve the representativeness of the voters have had underwhelming results.

Evidence from California

The vote is the building block of democracy. Despite the centrality of the vote for the functioning of democracy, relatively few Americans…

An Examination of the Voter Choice Act and Vote Center Implementation in California

How Much Do States Expect From Local Election Officials?

Ranked choice voting (RCV) is an election reform that is gaining support in the United States.

Error Rates in Maine’s Ranked-Choice Elections

Cast Vote Record in Election Research and Administration

Evidence from the 2018 Florida Midterm Election

Voter files are an important avenue for political research — and also crucial for the integrity of the administration of elections, as they

In voting, maps are the traditional way to indicate voter turnout or election results with respect to political parties.

Convenience Voting, Vote Centers, and Turnout in Texas Elections

Efforts to increase voter participation have largely focused on designing more efficient and convenient ways to bring voters to the polls…

Depending on where they live, voters in the United States are asked to provide a range of different information — from writing their…