The Future of Election Administration

Description

Stakeholders in the operation of American elections are keenly focused on policy reform, resource allocation, administrative professionalism, voter access and accessibility, equipment security, and system integrity. The Future of Election Administration is an edited volume that gathers the perspectives of today’s most forward-thinking practitioners and experts of policy, advocacy, and research about the importance of particular election practices, the professional and operational challenges that election administrators and voter registrars face, and emerging issues in the field. Through its combination of multiple perspectives to describe, analyze, and anticipate key dynamics and dilemmas as well as its emphasis on the practical aspects of administration, this book makes a unique contribution to the election administration literature. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introduction (Bridgett A. King, Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale)....Pages 1-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 The Federal Response and New Considerations for Election Administration (Bridgett A. King)....Pages 17-30 Parties and Politics: The Evolution of Election Administration (Doug Lewis)....Pages 31-47 Accessible and Secure: Improving Voter Confidence by Protecting the Right to Vote (Thomas Hicks)....Pages 49-58 Challenges in Voter Registration (Thessalia Merivaki, Daniel A. Smith)....Pages 59-82 Polling Place Quality and Access (Robert Stein, Christopher Mann, Charles Stewart III)....Pages 83-100 Front Matter ....Pages 101-101 The Evolution of Professionalism in the Field of Election Administration (Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale)....Pages 103-117 The Elections Performance Index: Past, Present, and Future (Charles Stewart III)....Pages 119-153 Building Terminology in the Field (Katy Owens Hubler, Tammy Patrick)....Pages 155-168 Diversity and Descriptive Representation in Election Administration (Bridgett A. King)....Pages 169-184 Election Costs: A Study of North Carolina (Martha Kropf, JoEllen V. Pope)....Pages 185-198 Front Matter ....Pages 199-199 The Role of Election Vendors in Election Administration (Peter Lichtenheld)....Pages 201-211 Election Integrity in Ensuring Accuracy (Christy McCormick)....Pages 213-241 Election Security: Increasing Election Integrity by Improving Cybersecurity (Marian K. Schneider)....Pages 243-259 Election Audits (Jennifer Morrell)....Pages 261-278 Election Cybersecurity (Judd Choate, Robert Smith)....Pages 279-299 Special Elections Costs: Filling Legislative and Congressional Vacancies (Dean C. Logan)....Pages 301-316 Increasing Confidence in International Elections (Kelly Ann Krawczyk, Avery Davis-Roberts)....Pages 317-343 Conclusion (Kathleen Hale, Mitchell Brown, Bridgett A. King)....Pages 345-349 Back Matter ....Pages 351-361