As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price Over
the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally …

The Trump presidency generated concern about democratic backsliding and renewed
interest in measuring the national democratic performance of the United States. However …

New ways of voting in elections are being sought by electoral administrations worldwide
who want to reverse declining voter turnouts without increasing electoral budgets. This …

The ease of voting across the United States is constantly changing. This research updates
work which established the relative “cost of voting” during presidential election cycles, in …

Educational Change and the Political Process brings together key ideas on both the system
of educational policy and the policy process in the United States. It provides students with a …

Contemporary election reforms that are purported to increase or decrease turnout tend to
have negligible effects on election outcomes. We offer an analytical framework to explain …

State legislatures are tasked with drawing state and federal districts and administering
election law, among many other responsibilities. Yet state legislatures are themselves …

Background Since the 2010 election, the number of laws in the US that create barriers to
voting has increased dramatically. These laws may have spillover effects on population …

Does the expansion of voting by mail lead to higher turnout rates? Our thesis challenges the
theoretical motivation underlying existing studies that expect merely a substitution effect, or …

A representative democracy requires citizens to be politically engaged; however, a
substantial portion of eligible United States voters do not vote. While structural (eg, ease or …