New blog post with @BPC_Bipartisan looking into the high election workloads and the potential benefits of election consolidation. Election officals admister over 2 elections a year on average, and some manage many more!.

RT @BJPolS: NEW -. The Global Legislators Database: Characteristics of National Legislators in the World’s Democracies - .

Super excited to share that I'll be joining American University as an Assistant Professor in Government this Fall! A huge thanks to everyone at @polisciucla for helping me through my PhD, especially to @danmthomp for being the best mentor and colleague one could possibly ask for.

RT @CUP_PoliSci: #OpenAccess from @PSRMjournal -. Beyond the Trump Presidency: The Racial Underpinnings of White Americans’ Anti-Democratic….

I gave a radio interview to ABC Australia about my forthcoming co-authored @BJPolS article on the Global Legislator Dataset, studying the characteristics of MPs around the world

RT @ThorningMichael: 🧵NEW @BPC_Bipartisan: @Jferrer505, @JDRackey and I examine the impact of primary formats on turnout &demographic makeu….

RT @apsrjournal: Do locally elected administrative clerks use their position to advantage their own parties in elections? Using a novel dat….

Excited to share the release of my new report joint with @BPC_Bipartisan, @danmthomp, and @RachelOrey! .We examine turnover among election officials since 2000 and outline recommendations to remedy the chronic and emerging roots of turnover.

RT @apsrjournal: Do locally elected administrative clerks use their position to advantage their own parties in elections? Using a novel dat….

RT @RepJournal: Partisanship in electoral system reform is well-understood, but @joshuaferr argues that the factors affecting partisan mani….

RT @ThorningMichael: ICYMI: @Redistrict cites @Jferrer505 and my recent report for @BPC_Bipartisan on 2022 primary turnout. .

RT @Redistrict: New @BPC_Bipartisan report finds that 21.3% of eligible voters cast ballots in 2022 primaries, up from 19.9% in 2018 and hi….

States should also consider combining federal and state primaries, allowing votes in uncontested races, and eliminating nominating conventions.

Consolidating primary dates can also help. States that hold their election at the same time as another state in the same geographic region see 1.5 percentage points higher turnout

We find evidence that opening up primaries can boost participation. States that open up their primaries enjoy 2 percentage points more turnout, on average

Here's the state-by-state map of turnout this year. Kansas led the nation with 48% participation, driven by the abortion referendum on the ballot.

Very few states have had a midterm primary with more than 30% voter turnout over the past 15 years

Enthusiasm among Republican voters drove this trend. Participation in Democratic primaries fell from four years ago. Very few people cast ballots for candidates in either major party!

Diving into my new report from @BPC_Bipartisan and @ThorningMichael, we find that about 21% of voters participated in last year's primaries--higher than in the 2010, 2014, and 2018 cycles but still really low!.

RT @NickTroiano: The good news? Turnout in nonpartisan top-two & two-four primaries far exceeded all other primary types. Moreover, in th….