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Data Update: U.S. President 1976–2020
We've updated our dataset of constituency (state-level) returns for elections to the U.S. presidency from 1976 to 2020. Check it out, and stay tuned for more data updates to come.
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Stanford-MIT Project on a Healthy Election
To address the unprecedented and ongoing threat that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to the 2020 elections, the Stanford-MIT Project on a Healthy Election will bring academics and election administration experts together to assess and promote best practices to ensure the election can proceed with integrity, safety, and equal access.
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A First Look at the 2020 SPAE
The Survey of the Performance of American Elections (SPAE) provides information about how Americans experience voting; we're sharing a first look at the 2020 data here.
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What Queuing Theory Says about Managing Polling Places Amid COVID-19
For election jurisdictions of all sizes, planning to make all the changes necessary to vote in 2020 can be an overwhelming task. This white paper focuses on one important aspect of managing the redesign of polling place procedures to accommodate the realities of voting amid the pandemic: managing the volume of traffic through a polling place.
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By applying scientific principles to how elections are studied and administered, MEDSL aims to improve the democratic experience for all U.S. voters.
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