Political Scientists Examine Voter Confidence in Electoral Administration, Make Recommendations

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Political Scientists Examine Voter Confidence in Electoral Administration, Make Recommendations

Washington, DC—A new study by political scientists examines voter confidence in the local administration of U.S. elections and finds the quality of voters’ experience with the voting process is key to bolstering confidence in the election system—along with the casting a ballot on Election Day and the use of voting machines with verifiable results.

The research, conducted by Lonna Rae Atkeson (University of New Mexico) and Kyle L. Saunders (Colorado State University), is entitled “The Effect of Election Administration on Voter Confidence: A Local Matter?” and appears in an election reform symposium in the October issue of PS: Political Science & Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association. The full symposium is available online at /content_47809.cfm.