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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Administering elections is costly, requiring considerable resourcing. The extent to which
election administration is funded can reveal government priorities towards democratic rights …