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Image of a poll worker shifting through ballots, wearing a mask and gloves, in front of signs that say "keep 6ft distance"

08.25.2021

Don't Dismiss Digital Immigrants

Poll Workers and New Election Technologies

By Stephanie L. DeMora, Melissa R. Michelson, and Dr. Dari Sylvester Tran

Automatic glass doors with a blue frame are plastered with several posters and welcome signs. A large white sign with black writing prominently reads "POLLING STATION" in black letters. The opening times are listed in a smaller sign below.

09.14.2020

Exploring Voting Equipment and Inequality in the 2016 U.S. General Election (Part 1)

Using county-level residual voting rate and demographic data to see how voting equipment can shape voting equality

By Michael Ritter

Photograph of a lever voting machine used to mark ballots on election day.

07.27.2018

Maintaining the Machinery of Democracy

Assessing the Quality of Voting Equipment in the 21st Century  

By Nadine Gibson

Screenshot of machine logs described in the blog.

07.27.2018

Modeling Voting Service Times with Machine Logs

By Jacob Jaffe, Charles Stewart III, and Jacob Coblentz

05.07.2018

MEDSL Explains: Voting Technology

A look at the mechanics behind how Americans vote

By Claire DeSoi