cstewartiii.bsky.social
@cstewartiii.bsky.social
I'm honored to contribute to the NYU Law School Democracy Project's "100 Ideas" series with this essay that ties Gilded Age polarization to the present. democracyproject.org/posts/polar...
Polarization Today: Lessons from the Gilded Age?
A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.
democracyproject.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'm honored to contribute to the NYU Law School Democracy Project's "100 Ideas" series with this essay that ties Gilded Age polarization to the present. democracyproject.org/posts/polar...
Because it's broadly popular with the public, I've been predicting that Dems would have a hard time defending against voter ID laws in citizen initiative states. I was proven wrong by Maine. However, the measure included many other things that are probably unpopular with voters.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Because it's broadly popular with the public, I've been predicting that Dems would have a hard time defending against voter ID laws in citizen initiative states. I was proven wrong by Maine. However, the measure included many other things that are probably unpopular with voters.
It's not straightforward to compare the PA Supreme Ct retention elections w/ the original elections of the same justices 10 years ago. However, it's notable that they collectively received 56% of the votes in 2015 and were retained by 61% - 62% of the vote. Another good night for D's.
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's not straightforward to compare the PA Supreme Ct retention elections w/ the original elections of the same justices 10 years ago. However, it's notable that they collectively received 56% of the votes in 2015 and were retained by 61% - 62% of the vote. Another good night for D's.
On Tuesday, Cambridge, MA held city elections using its version of proportional representation. Below's a link to the Cambridge Election Commission to learn more. And here are some graphs that show the evolution of the vote distributions.
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments...
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments...
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
On Tuesday, Cambridge, MA held city elections using its version of proportional representation. Below's a link to the Cambridge Election Commission to learn more. And here are some graphs that show the evolution of the vote distributions.
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments...
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments...
The results in the two GA PSC races represented an average 10-point shift toward the Dems compared to 2024. Both candidates even won the Election Day vote handily. (Data are county returns.)
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The results in the two GA PSC races represented an average 10-point shift toward the Dems compared to 2024. Both candidates even won the Election Day vote handily. (Data are county returns.)
The average two-party Dem vote share for Atty Gen was 3.8 points less than Spanberger. Another great example of a statewide election down ballot. In the end, Jones's DM seems not to have hurt him much.
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The average two-party Dem vote share for Atty Gen was 3.8 points less than Spanberger. Another great example of a statewide election down ballot. In the end, Jones's DM seems not to have hurt him much.
The average two-party Dem vote share for VA House of Delegates was 2.9 points less than Spanberger. Great example of a statewide election down ballot. The exception was Dist. 20.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The average two-party Dem vote share for VA House of Delegates was 2.9 points less than Spanberger. Great example of a statewide election down ballot. The exception was Dist. 20.
CEIR has released an important report on who pays for what in election administration (state or local governments). I'm sure I'm going to use this one a lot.
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
Who Pays for Election Administration? | The Center for Election Innovation & Research
The Division of State and Local Legal Responsibilities The decentralized nature of election administration in the United States often leads to misunderstandings about who pays […]
electioninnovation.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
CEIR has released an important report on who pays for what in election administration (state or local governments). I'm sure I'm going to use this one a lot.
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
electioninnovation.org/research/wh...
I highly recommend this talk by the incomparable Nate Persily on the 2024 and 2026 elections, for Rick Hasen's Safeguarding Democracy Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoA...
Lessons from the 2024 Elections for 2026 and Beyond: A conversation with Nate Persily
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I highly recommend this talk by the incomparable Nate Persily on the 2024 and 2026 elections, for Rick Hasen's Safeguarding Democracy Project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoA...
I'm honored to be on the list of newly elected fellows to the National Academy of Public Administration.
napawash.org/press-relea...
napawash.org/press-relea...
National Academy of Public Administration Announces 2025 Class of Academy Fellows
napawash.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm honored to be on the list of newly elected fellows to the National Academy of Public Administration.
napawash.org/press-relea...
napawash.org/press-relea...
I'll be the election expert in this upcoming conversation, happening in about an hour and a half.
🚨 LAST CHANCE to RSVP to attend our free event discussing public trust in elections with an elections expert and two experienced election officials.
Save your seat here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-trust-in-elections-registration-1665472134989?aff=oddtdtcreator
Save your seat here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-trust-in-elections-registration-1665472134989?aff=oddtdtcreator
September 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I'll be the election expert in this upcoming conversation, happening in about an hour and a half.
Interesting research on the relationship between partisanship of county voters and election boards in NC in setting salaries for local election directors.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10...?
www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10...?
September 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Interesting research on the relationship between partisanship of county voters and election boards in NC in setting salaries for local election directors.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10...?
www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10...?
Interesting research on ways to induce voters on BMDs to check their ballots.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10...
September 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Interesting research on ways to induce voters on BMDs to check their ballots.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10...
Looks like attitudes toward voter ID in the UK are similar to those in the US.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10....
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looks like attitudes toward voter ID in the UK are similar to those in the US.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10....
Please join @SethBluestein , Karen Brinson Bell, and me for a @votebeat webinar on public trust in elections, moderated by @JessicaHuseman on Friday, Sept. 19, noon EDT. Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tr...
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tr...
Public trust in elections
Join us for a conversation on public trust in elections with an elections expert and two experienced election officials.
www.eventbrite.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Please join @SethBluestein , Karen Brinson Bell, and me for a @votebeat webinar on public trust in elections, moderated by @JessicaHuseman on Friday, Sept. 19, noon EDT. Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tr...
www.eventbrite.com/e/public-tr...
Conference hosting opportunity: The Association for Election Science, Reform, and Administration (the board that oversees the ESRA conference) has released a call for proposals to host the 2026 or 2027 summer conference. DM or email me if you're interested.
esra-conference.org/call-propos...
esra-conference.org/call-propos...
Call for Proposals to Host
esra-conference.org
September 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Conference hosting opportunity: The Association for Election Science, Reform, and Administration (the board that oversees the ESRA conference) has released a call for proposals to host the 2026 or 2027 summer conference. DM or email me if you're interested.
esra-conference.org/call-propos...
esra-conference.org/call-propos...
September 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Because I know you wanted it, here's the partisan breakdown of mail ballots by party from 2008 to 2024 in each state. Data from the Survey of the Performance of American Elections. For reference, I've also included the national time series.
August 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Because I know you wanted it, here's the partisan breakdown of mail ballots by party from 2008 to 2024 in each state. Data from the Survey of the Performance of American Elections. For reference, I've also included the national time series.
I've just written a Substack post that explores some of the public opinion aspects of President Trump's recent anti-VBM post, and the political implications for the movement he has claimed leadership of.
open.substack.com/pub/playing...
open.substack.com/pub/playing...
August 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I've just written a Substack post that explores some of the public opinion aspects of President Trump's recent anti-VBM post, and the political implications for the movement he has claimed leadership of.
open.substack.com/pub/playing...
open.substack.com/pub/playing...
The correlation between clean elections and the availability of mail/postal voting is positive, but I suspect the causality runs mostly from free and fair elections to postal voting. On the data, see
www.idea.int/data-tools/... &
www.idea.int/data-tools/...
www.idea.int/data-tools/... &
www.idea.int/data-tools/...
August 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The correlation between clean elections and the availability of mail/postal voting is positive, but I suspect the causality runs mostly from free and fair elections to postal voting. On the data, see
www.idea.int/data-tools/... &
www.idea.int/data-tools/...
www.idea.int/data-tools/... &
www.idea.int/data-tools/...
I'm going to be on the Smerconish show on SiriusXM Channel 124 (POTUS) at 11am Eastern Time tomorrow (Tuesday), talking about mail ballot, voting machines, and election integrity.
August 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm going to be on the Smerconish show on SiriusXM Channel 124 (POTUS) at 11am Eastern Time tomorrow (Tuesday), talking about mail ballot, voting machines, and election integrity.
New article: When people have access to newspapers, belief that elections are well run is less likely to be influenced by the winner-loser effect than in counties with little newspaper penetration.
doi.org/10.1016/j.e...
doi.org/10.1016/j.e...
August 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
New article: When people have access to newspapers, belief that elections are well run is less likely to be influenced by the winner-loser effect than in counties with little newspaper penetration.
doi.org/10.1016/j.e...
doi.org/10.1016/j.e...
Just published: Research into poll worker recruitment that relies on a unique survey of poll workers in 2022. Check it out.
doi.org/10.1111/ssq...
doi.org/10.1111/ssq...
August 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Just published: Research into poll worker recruitment that relies on a unique survey of poll workers in 2022. Check it out.
doi.org/10.1111/ssq...
doi.org/10.1111/ssq...
The Bipartisan Policy Center has just put out a very helpful explainer on the federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. This may sound like a dry subject, but it is central to President Trump's executive order on elections. Check it out.
bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/w...
bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/w...
What are the Federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines? | Bipartisan Policy Center
The Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) are a set of principles and standards for the election equipment that Americans use to vote.
bipartisanpolicy.org
August 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Bipartisan Policy Center has just put out a very helpful explainer on the federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. This may sound like a dry subject, but it is central to President Trump's executive order on elections. Check it out.
bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/w...
bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/w...
NH has increased documentary requirements for voting by mail. As this ternary plot indicates, NH is among the last 2 traditional states when it comes to convenience voting. The law probably won't affect mail voting rates much overall, but might affect rates for some populations.
August 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NH has increased documentary requirements for voting by mail. As this ternary plot indicates, NH is among the last 2 traditional states when it comes to convenience voting. The law probably won't affect mail voting rates much overall, but might affect rates for some populations.