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Election Geek | Pisces | Sunflower Enthusiast |πŸŒ»πŸ—³ 🐠 | Election Technology Communications & Research | Managing Principal, @MagentaSageLLC.bsky.social | magentasage.com |

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REMINDAR: 🟠TODAY🟠 Wednesday, 10/1 at 11am Pacific. Register NOW!

#ElectionScienceOfficeHours

@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social of @caltech.edu / @caltechlcssp.bsky.social & @benadida.com of @voting.works #CaltechElectionIntegrity

01.10.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump administration sued over 'Orwellian' national citizenship database The League of Women Voters warned that the Trump administration has encouraged states to use the database to purge voter rolls before the midterm elections.

"Trump administration sued over 'Orwellian' national citizenship database" www.courthousenews.com/trump-admini...

01.10.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats Mitchell, et al!

27.09.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great read from @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social on Substack about AI and #ElectionAdministration and Mike's recent #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar/podcast with @microsoft.com's Matt Masterson. Read this essay and subscribe at the link below:

26.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to chatting with my old colleague @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social about all things voting technology next week.

26.09.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's the latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack essay from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. Read "Evaluating Voter List Integrity" and subscribe at the following link:

electionscience.substack.com/p/evaluating...

17.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#ElectionGeeks, you don't want to miss this! Matt Masterson and @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social! Happening TODAY, Sept 16, at 11 am Pacific. #ElectionScienceOfficeHours
Register below:

16.09.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed discussing redistricting wars, voting rights, and communities of interest today at Widener Delaware Law School. As a redistricting nerd, I was energized but the legal audience found the relative lack of national guardrails normatively depressing.

04.09.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Election Science Office Hours with Natalie Masuoka, UCLA
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy Election Science Office Hours with Natalie Masuoka, UCLA

Enjoyed this discussion on the effect of Prop 50's new redistricting map on Asian American voters & more with @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & UCLA's Natalie Masuoka - and not just because I was name-checked!πŸ™‚ www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3-m...

04.09.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation

The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu ) is now available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1PIG...

04.09.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Call for Proposals to Host Contact

Election geeks, if you haven't heard, the annual ESRA conference is looking for hosts for the 2026 and 2027 conferences! More info available on their site; a great chance to show off your center &/or state:

04.09.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pennsylvania nuns honored for standing up to election misinformation After a conservative activist’s social media post suggested that they were up to something, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie decided to speak out.

Do NOT mess with the Benedictine Sisters, or ANY nuns, for that matter! Obviously this "activist" did not go to Catholic school or he would have known this. @votebeat.org @carterwalker.bsky.social

www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania...

03.09.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours coming up tomorrow for all my #ElectionGeek colleagues and friends!

02.09.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent article on #Mansplaining and #Democracy in @apsa.bsky.social

28.08.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ—³πŸ”¬Election Science Field NotesπŸ”¬πŸ—³
New on #Substack from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. See the link below, read Professor Alvarez's first entry, and subscribe to receive each new entry in your in-box.

#ElectionScienceFieldNotes
#DataNotDrama @caltech.edu

27.08.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar, part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project, is 9/3 at 11 am PT. Join host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and guest Natalie Masouka for a discussion on "Potential Impacts of Redistricting on California's Asian Americans."
caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

27.08.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?

We should learn more tomorrow about the @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social plan to put redistricting on the November ballot.

Here @justinlevitt.bsky.social and I discuss why this is happening and the implications for the 2026 midterms:

youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...

20.08.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
LWV Statement on Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines | League of Women Voters League of Women Voters CEO, Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to President Trump's vow to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines.

Here is the "Statement on Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines" from the League of Women Voters (@lwvus.bsky.social) | H/T @adamambro.bsky.social | www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

18.08.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today!

15.08.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?

And here is the video! With the amazing @justinlevitt.bsky.social, on the great redistricting controversy. youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...

14.08.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

DEADLINE TOMORROW, FRI, AUG 15
Submit your proposal to our Call for Papers, Posters, Panels, and Participants. Info below.
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14.08.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Episode 21: Justin Levitt on partisan gerrymandering in 2025 The Election Science Office Hours Podcast Β· Episode

It’s hard to compete with Taylor Swift, but we dropped a podcast today as well!! open.spotify.com/episode/7qH4...

14.08.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

While you may be listening to *another* podcast this evening, when it's over, get into your #ElectionScienceOfficeHours era and listen to host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social chatting with guest @justinlevitt.bsky.social on Redrawing Congressional Districts.
share.google/x9W2fd8c9Xyr...

@caltech.edu

14.08.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great #ElectionScienceOfficeHours episode, part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity Project, TODAY, Aug 13, at 11 am PACIFIC with host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and guest @justinlevitt.bsky.social Topic: The Push to Redraw Congressional Districts

🟠REGISTER BELOW🟠

CC: @caltech.edu

13.08.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

18??? Way to go, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

10.07.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: A Conversation with New Mexico's Chief Election Official Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Serving the State's Voters. After registering, you will receive a confirm... Please join us on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 11:00 am Pacific for the next episode of Election Science Office Hours, a webinar series presented by the Caltech Election Integrity Project and moderated ...

caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

08.07.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting new Election Science Office Hours this Wednesday at 11am Pacific, with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver! Join us live, use the link below to register. We'll talk about her career in elections and modernizing voter registration in NM!

caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

07.07.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happening tomorrow, July 9th at 11 am Pacific.

Register today and listen to the Election Science Office Hours webinar with @caltech.edu LCSSP Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and @sosmaggie.bsky.social

08.07.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder to register today for this important discussion on Wednesday, July 9th.

@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
@caltech.edu
@sosmaggie.bsky.social

07.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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On July 9 at 11am Pacific, join LCSSP at @caltech.edu
Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social as he hosts @nmsecofstate.bsky.social Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Election Science Office Hours. Register here: www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/a-c...

01.07.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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