The team here at MIT Election Lab is back after a year-end break, and if you likewise were on break and missed this, you're in luck! Data nerds, rejoice:

🚨🚨🚨We're hiring!🚨🚨🚨 We're looking for someone to join us as a research associate - take a look at the job description and apply through the MIT portal: careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/clie…

Very important paper from Chris Warshaw and Justin de Benedictis-Kessner about the effect of consolidating elections. Turnout is increased. However, results don't change very much. A huge dataset and careful attention to method. A must-read. scholar.harvard.edu/sites/scholar.…

Bipartisan Group Issues Ethical Standards for Election Admin. Led by Charles Stewart III MIT Election Lab, NYU Law Bauer & Ben Ginsberg Hoover Institution, articulates role of ethical standards in conduct of elections & contrib. to public confidence in election process. bit.ly/3HITk4t

Keeping voter lists up-to-date and accurate is a tricky business, but it's an essential pillar of election administration. Read our new explainer all about the process: buff.ly/3OnDIqS

An Los Angeles Times opinion piece quotes a 2021 MIT Election Lab report on elections in the US: "U.S. investment in our voting system falls “near the bottom of spending for public services." latimes.com/opinion/story/… #thisismit #mitshass #opinion #mit

Heads up, election friends!

Happy Friday, friends! Don't miss this very nifty map showing which counties have seen the most media mentions of hand-counted ballots:

Looking for research on whether there was vote manipulation or anomalous turnout in the 2020 election? Our partners at #ElectionsPerformance Central examine just those sorts of claims. Short story: there is no evidence for this occurring. Long story: at buff.ly/3XrCvCz

Happy Thursday, election geeks! Here's our first plot of the day: Arizona registered voters in 2020 and 2024.

What's this? More data on Pennsylvania's mail ballots? Why, yes please!

The MIT Election Lab team won an internal prize at MIT that celebrates open data, for our work on cleaning cast vote record datasets and making them usable to the public. Others out of MEDSL did lots of work, too, and they're honored, as well. libraries.mit.edu/opendata/open-…

Here's a helpful explainer on the recent ballot dropbox fires from our friends over at EVIC (Elections & Voting Information Center):

Don't miss our director's newest post on early voting trends! 👇👇👇

Why does it take so long to get election results? Well, collecting, verifying, & reporting election results is a daunting set of tasks! Refresh your knowledge of the process with our explainer: buff.ly/4feMROa

Here's an important new report on training of election officials: bipartisanpolicy.org/report/trainin…

GIG ALERT: Come work with us! We are looking for a research director to join our team ASAP; this position is a great fit for a PhD/ABD interested in helping manage a lab & contributing to a range of academic projects. More info & application are available: buff.ly/42rj5lD

Our friends at EVIC (Elections & Voting Information Center) have officially launched the results of the 2024 Local Election Official Survey. Check it out for a look at how election officials are doing, organizational challenges, & voter experiences: buff.ly/4hPwSXL

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/CPzfAYX

Ir you think mid-decade redistricting is a new thing, I have a book for you.