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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

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:

Practice-Oriented Research to Improve Voter Registration and List Maintenance | MIT Election Lab Maintaining secure, accurate, and accessible voter registration rolls is an ongoing challenge that has come under increased political scrutiny in recent years.

Final reminder! Proposals for our grant supporting research on voter registration and list maintenance are due TODAY, January 16. The RFP will turn into a pumpkin at midnight; don't miss out. More info & form to submit are on our website:

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We're hiring! Our team is searching for a new research associate to support research in the Lab. An ideal candidate might be someone who is just graduating & wants to see what a research environment is like before going on to graduate school. Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/fJpIeSt

Don't forget: proposals for our new grant supporting research on voter registration + list maintenance are due by Friday, January 16! Review the RFP or submit your proposal here:

Election friends, the MIT Election Lab team will be stepping away from our screens for some R&R until January 5. We wish you all a peaceful close to 2025; see you in 2026!

Practice-Oriented Research to Improve Voter Registration and List Maintenance | MIT Election Lab Maintaining secure, accurate, and accessible voter registration rolls is an ongoing challenge that has come under increased political scrutiny in recent years.

Don't forget: the clock is ticking on our RFP supporting research that aims to improve voter registration systems + list maintenance practices! Proposals are due Jan. 16; optional letters of intent due by Dec. 15. More info on our website:

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Project Manager: buff.ly/6Meq3KJ
Communications Associate: buff.ly/1601UHw

Come work with us! We are looking for ✨TWO✨ new folks to join our team this winter: a project manager to ensure our trains run on time, and a communications associate to grow our outreach efforts. More info available on MIT's career portal, linked below:

Practice-Oriented Research to Improve Voter Registration and List Maintenance | MIT Election Lab Maintaining secure, accurate, and accessible voter registration rolls is an ongoing challenge that has come under increased political scrutiny in recent years.

We're thrilled to be launching a new grant opportunity for election researchers & practitioners, aimed at improving the security, accuracy, and accessibility of voter registration systems + list maintenance practices. Find the full RFP along with more details on our website: buff.ly/YYouOTp

Don't miss this great new tool from the folks over at the Election Law Program: an enormous database pulling together election statutes, regulations, advisory opinions, and related material from all 50 states, letting you search them all in one spot. Check it out now and bookmark it for later!

GitHub - MEDSL/2024-elections-official: Repository for the results of the 2024 U.S. general election, mostly at the precinct level Repository for the results of the 2024 U.S. general election, mostly at the precinct level - MEDSL/2024-elections-official

We've just added another four states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset; if you've been waiting for AR, WA, WI, or UT, the wait is over! Plus, ICYMI: last week we added 7 additional states. Find them all on our GitHub: buff.ly/Rk069z8

Voter registration lists require constant maintenance. To keep them accurate, election officials rely on a number of data sources, but it gets particularly tricky across state lines. We looked at a few ways states have been meeting this challenge by sharing data with each other: buff.ly/u6kG7il

Thank you for the shout out; so glad to hear you're finding them useful!

GitHub - MEDSL/2024-elections-official: Repository for the results of the 2024 U.S. general election, mostly at the precinct level Repository for the results of the 2024 U.S. general election, mostly at the precinct level - MEDSL/2024-elections-official

Data geeks! We've just added a ton of new states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset. Check out the new states or catch up on our GitHub:

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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:

Hopefully we will have most states up within the next couple of months, and everything complete by the end of the year!

YouTube video by Law & Democracy How are elections being conducted in America today? 2024 SPAE report and mid-decade redistricting

New episode: Our panel of election law experts unpacks the
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2024 SPAE and the growing conversation around mid-decade redistricting.

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A hex map of the United States, titled "Progress of 2024 precinct data." Most states are still colored grey, indicating that our team hasn't yet cleaned and posted their precinct-level election results. 17 states are now bright pink, indicating that we HAVE collected, cleaned, and posted their data! Pink states are: MT, MN, SD, NH, IL, KY, TN, VA, DE, NC, SC, DC, FL, NM, OK, KS, and HI.

If you've been following our precinct-level data closely, you might have noticed some updates last week! We've now added Hawaii, New Mexico, and Kansas to the 2024 dataset. Check out all of our available states on our GitHub: buff.ly/k6S0zTU

🚨Last chance!🚨 Our webinar all about the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Election is happening TODAY, 7/28, at 1pm ET! Don't miss out; register to join us now: buff.ly/8G8ET5G

Survey of the Performance of American Elections | MIT Election Lab The Survey of the Performance of American Elections (SPAE) is the only public opinion project in the country that is dedicated explicitly to understanding how voters themselves experience the…

Election friends, have you signed up for our webinar tomorrow? Join our director from 1-2pm ET tomorrow, July 29, as he leads a tour through the 2024 SPAE data & what it shows us about voters' experiences. Register today:

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In the newsletter this week, "How We Voted 2024", the Survey of the Performance of American Elections from @mitelectionlab.bsky.social . That, plus so much more election news and information: electionline.org/electionline...

Have you registered for our webinar on Tuesday, 7/29 yet? If not, block off your calendar for 2pm ET and join our director for a deep dive into how Americans voted in 2024, and how those voters experienced the 2024 election process. Don't miss out; sign up today! buff.ly/sfETWgb

Survey of the Performance of American Elections | MIT Election Lab The Survey of the Performance of American Elections (SPAE) is the only public opinion project in the country that is dedicated explicitly to understanding how voters themselves experience the…

ICYMI: Earlier this week, we released the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Even better: we're hosting a webinar next Tuesday, 7/29 at 2pm ET all about it! Learn more and register today:

How did voters experience the election process in 2024? Our latest report details our findings from the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Elections; you can find it (and the data behind it!) on our website now: buff.ly/40I25IF

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How We Voted in 2024: A Deep Dive. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join the MIT Election Lab's founding director, Charles Stewart, for a detailed tour through the SPAE and the 2024 data.

Looking to learn more about our newest report + data from the 2024 Survey of the Performance of American Elections? Join our webinar on July 29 at 1pm ET to hear directly from our director, Charles Stewart. Register today: buff.ly/vE4J11N

Good morning election friends! We've just launched the 2024 report + data from the Survey of the Performance of American Elections, which examines voter experiences from the perspective of voters themselves. Find it here: buff.ly/F3OWNkP

Hi David, thanks for the heads up! You may need to download the 3 files individually, but we'll look into this to ensure there are no wires crossed on our end.

Good morning, election data nerds! Here's a Monday morning present for you: we've finished updating our county-level presidential election results dataset to include 2024. The full dataset (covering 2000-2024) is now available on our Dataverse: buff.ly/eUGYc1h