This book offers the first comparative monograph on the management of elections. The book
defines electoral management as a new, inter-disciplinary area and advances a realist …

Do local election administrators change precincts and Election Day polling place locations
to target voters based on their partisanship or race? We systematically evaluate whether …

Provisional ballots constitute a failsafe for voters who have their registration or voter
identification questioned by poll workers. Scholars have yet to examine who is more likely to …

A public agency's capacity to implement policy and achieve valued public outcomes has
been a long‐running area of research in public administration. Many articles provide theory …

This study analyzes how local governments use external financing instruments to adjust
their capital structure. External financing instruments (public debt and public-private …

Private donors contributed more than $350 million to local election officials to support the
administration of the 2020 election. Supporters argue these grants were neutral and …

Partisanship plays a central role in the policy process, but its impact on the adoption of
collaborative strategy by policymakers remains unknown. To fill this gap, I conducted a …

Since the 2020 election, hundreds of bills have been introduced to state legislatures with
new voting restrictions, while many states have made voting more accessible. Undergirding …

Accurate voter lists facilitate access to the electoral process, indicate efficient voter list
maintenance, and reinforce electoral integrity. Errors in voter records often result from …

The idea of voting is simple, but the administration of elections in ways that ensure access
and integrity is complex. In How We Vote, Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown explore what is …