Michelle M. Shafer

Great episode! Tune in if you missed it!

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ICYMI, you can watch the US House Administration Committee's Make Elections Great Again hearing on @cspanwj.bsky.social here:

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2/2 Karen Brinson Bell is co-founder and principal of Advance Elections, former executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, and president of the @electionteched.bsky.social.

Watch the hearing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mlv...

YouTube video by Committee on House Administration “Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections”

1/2 Tune in now (Tues, Feb 10 at 10:15am Eastern) as Karen Brinson Bell testifies before the US House Committee on House Administration during the "Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections" hearing.

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If You Can Keep It: Donald Trump and election integrity There is no evidence to support Trump’s repeated, false claims of voter fraud in the last presidential election.

On WAMU 885 / @npr.org : "If You Can Keep It: Donald Trump and #ElectionIntegrity" produced by Lauren Hamilton with guests @sethbluestein.bsky.social , @larrynorden.bsky.social, @nytnickc.bsky.social & @jessicahuseman.bsky.social:

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Dow Crosses 50,000 For First Time Ever As Tech Stocks Rebound It took just under two years for the index to set its latest 10,000-point milestone.

It took just under two years for the index to set its latest 10,000-point milestone.

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Fun Olympic humor!

Join us Wed., Feb 11 at 11am Pacific for the next episode of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social at @caltech.edu's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar and podcast series with guest Cameron Wimpy, Arkansas State University!

Register today and join us next week: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

electionline Weekly - electionline

In the newser this week, “Turning the Tide on Turnover,” a new report from @issueonereform.bsky.social . That, plus so much more (no really, there’s a lot) election news and information: electionline.org/electionline...

Can the Feds actually run U.S. Elections? During a podcast, President Trump recently said, “The federal government should get involved” in running elections." Is this idle chatter or an actual threat?

New from @caltech.edu Professor @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Co-Director of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social on his #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack:

Can the Feds Actually Run U.S. Elections?🔸️Is this idle chatter or an actual threat?

Read & subscribe here: electionscience.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...

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A hex map of the United States showing our 2024 precinct data collection & publication process. Nearly every state is now green, indicating that the data are available in our repository. NJ is blue, indicating that the state's data are in our quality assurance process. NY, MS, AZ, CA, and OR are yellow, indicating that data collection is still in progress for those states

If you've been following along with our precinct project work, you may have already seen that we've uploaded four more states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset! Louisiana, Idaho, Hawaii, and Wyoming are now live. You can find the full dataset on our GitHub: buff.ly/gxPObXI

Great report on some fantastic work which I am proud to have been a part w/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social & Betsy Sinclair @washupolisci.bsky.social. Read "Building Trust and Capacity to Protect U.S. Elections: Key Insights from the 2025 Election Integrity Conferences"!

Watch today's episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with Host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social - Beyond the Hype: A Research Driven Look at Claims About New Voting - with guests Georgia Tech's @mikespecter.com & Delaney Gomen - on the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's YouTube channel: youtu.be/tbL1dlFT0NM.

Fantastic episode @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @mikespecter.com! Many people were talking about it in DC at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) & National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) conferences. Great job!

Thank you @caltechlcssp.bsky.social friends for sharing info on the new @electionteched.bsky.social. Appreciate the support!

Great piece by @michelleshafer.bsky.social on the new ETEF was published in today's edition of @electionline.bsky.social Weekly:

Introducing the Election Technology Education Fund
Bolstering trust & confidence in elections by advancing education, research, and outreach
By Michelle M. Shafer

#ElectionGeeks: This will be a really interesting conversation on voting system usability and accessibility between @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Georgia Tech's @mikespecter.com, including discussion on Professor Specter's latest research.

New real-world field study *inoculating* against misinformation in live social media scroll feeds out in Harvard Misinfo Review @misinforeview.bsky.social

We targeted +375k users with a short ad on Insta using a novel quasi-experimental method (1/3)

misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/preb...

Judge dismisses TX lawsuit over ballot numbering, threat to secrecy; Judge says VA violated Reconstruction Era law by disenfranchising certain felons; Chester County poll book error was caused by ‘simple human error,’ investigation finds: electionline.org/news/2026/01...

Excellent @electionline.bsky.social Weekly article, conferences, and report from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @washupolisci.bsky.social's Betsy Sinclair. Great work, and great people to work with!

LCSSP at @caltech.edu Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and @washupolisci.bsky.social Chair Betsy Sinclair have an article in @electionline.bsky.social Weekly today. Check out "Building Trust and Capacity to Protect U.S. Elections: Key Insights from the 2025 Election Integrity Conferences":

electionline Weekly - electionline

In the newser this week, Building Trust and Capacity to Protect U.S. Elections–Key Insights from the 2025 Election Integrity Conferences from @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and Betsy Sinclair. That, plus so much more election news and information: electionline.org/electionline...

Encouraging Innovations in Election Administration Funding - Elections Group The challenges of election administration funding are well-known. Addressing these challenges at scale will require thinking outside the box. In 2025, Auburn University and the Election Center put…

ICYMI: The Elections Group is hosting a phenomenal panel discussion tomorrow (1/22) focused on the challenges of election funding (and what successful solutions might look like). Don't miss out! More info & registration available here:

DOGE worked with political group to probe voter rolls, Administration admits; Activists continue to push for paper ballots in GA ahead of midterms; Dallas Co. to spend $1M on education campaign ahead of switch to primary day precincts: electionline.org/news/2026/01...

New Study Examines Gender Differences in Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Risk How men and women perceive the risks associated with artificial intelligence

A new study, which draws on survey data from approximately 3,000 respondents in the United States and Canada, finds that women, on average, exhibit greater skepticism toward artificial intelligence (AI) technologies than men.

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