Paul Manson
@paulonabike.bsky.social
Research Asst Prof with the Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. Study elections admin, gender in public service, and environmental policy and administration. Find me playing soccer and doing what my handle suggests. 907 to 503.
Today the @electionsvoting.bsky.social team has released our 2024 Findings from the Local Election Official Survey. The report details the profesisonal, organizational, and personal challenges officials faced in 2024.
evic.reed.edu/2024-evic-le...
evic.reed.edu/2024-evic-le...
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today the @electionsvoting.bsky.social team has released our 2024 Findings from the Local Election Official Survey. The report details the profesisonal, organizational, and personal challenges officials faced in 2024.
evic.reed.edu/2024-evic-le...
evic.reed.edu/2024-evic-le...
A NYTimes editor is fist pumping for this solid dad joke they printed.
January 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A NYTimes editor is fist pumping for this solid dad joke they printed.
Audit data presentation at #SPSA2025 by @mitelectionlab.bsky.social team led by Sam Baltz and team. Amazing data collection challenges to explore impacts of audit.
January 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Audit data presentation at #SPSA2025 by @mitelectionlab.bsky.social team led by Sam Baltz and team. Amazing data collection challenges to explore impacts of audit.
For my election nerd friends. A live pod cast taping at the #SPSA2025 conference in Puerto Rico. @pgronke.bsky.social with Eric Fey, Brianna Lennon, and Jackie Wu.
January 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
For my election nerd friends. A live pod cast taping at the #SPSA2025 conference in Puerto Rico. @pgronke.bsky.social with Eric Fey, Brianna Lennon, and Jackie Wu.
Excited to join the SPSA meeting and share our research on elections. Bummed @alaskaair.bsky.social thinks Puerto Rico is not part of the US. Our colonial history has made a lasting impact on the island. But it is America.
January 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Excited to join the SPSA meeting and share our research on elections. Bummed @alaskaair.bsky.social thinks Puerto Rico is not part of the US. Our colonial history has made a lasting impact on the island. But it is America.
Took some time to wander with family and try and unplug.
December 27, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Took some time to wander with family and try and unplug.
I am just starting to explore our initial results from the @electionsvoting.bsky.social Local Election Official Survey. Job satisfaction remains high, though one question we ask if election admins would recommend their children go into election admin - that number has fallen from 41% in 2023.
December 5, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I am just starting to explore our initial results from the @electionsvoting.bsky.social Local Election Official Survey. Job satisfaction remains high, though one question we ask if election admins would recommend their children go into election admin - that number has fallen from 41% in 2023.
Long Thanksgiving week for election officials in Colorado working the recount for this race with a 7 vote difference!
November 22, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Long Thanksgiving week for election officials in Colorado working the recount for this race with a 7 vote difference!
RCV and open primaries survive by 664 votes in Alaska.
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
RCV and open primaries survive by 664 votes in Alaska.
Thanks to @jayleetx.bsky.social my favorite reaction on Slack is still....
November 20, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Thanks to @jayleetx.bsky.social my favorite reaction on Slack is still....
I’m just here to play some golf on my switch. It got a little weird.
November 18, 2024 at 4:08 AM
I’m just here to play some golf on my switch. It got a little weird.
Pad Kra Pao with the last of the season’s holy basil from the garden.
November 18, 2024 at 2:56 AM
Pad Kra Pao with the last of the season’s holy basil from the garden.
Getting ready for some more 7s here in Portland.
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
Getting ready for some more 7s here in Portland.
One more from @kylewalker.bsky.social's post on work from home. The Seattle area, where West Seattle and Magnolia/Ballard are 33% work from home!!
November 16, 2024 at 11:11 PM
One more from @kylewalker.bsky.social's post on work from home. The Seattle area, where West Seattle and Magnolia/Ballard are 33% work from home!!
Playing with the PUMA data on work from home shared by @kylewalker.bsky.social - Portland has over 25% work from home in the west and inner east sides, but heading out to East Portland (District 1) the rates drop quickly.
Explore the data here: bsky.app/profile/kyle...
Explore the data here: bsky.app/profile/kyle...
November 16, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Playing with the PUMA data on work from home shared by @kylewalker.bsky.social - Portland has over 25% work from home in the west and inner east sides, but heading out to East Portland (District 1) the rates drop quickly.
Explore the data here: bsky.app/profile/kyle...
Explore the data here: bsky.app/profile/kyle...
This heterogeneity in LA is wild. 34% to 2%.
November 16, 2024 at 8:30 PM
This heterogeneity in LA is wild. 34% to 2%.
My teen busy baking for us!
November 16, 2024 at 2:13 AM
My teen busy baking for us!
There has been some back and forth on how to evaluate voter turn out here in Portland with our new multi-seat RCV city elections.
@fairvote.bsky.social has put up some new analyses here: fairvote.org/portland-tur...
@fairvote.bsky.social has put up some new analyses here: fairvote.org/portland-tur...
November 16, 2024 at 1:04 AM
There has been some back and forth on how to evaluate voter turn out here in Portland with our new multi-seat RCV city elections.
@fairvote.bsky.social has put up some new analyses here: fairvote.org/portland-tur...
@fairvote.bsky.social has put up some new analyses here: fairvote.org/portland-tur...
We are closing the annual Local Election Official Survey very soon. Most of the responses came in before the election but some final ones still returning by mail. Great response rates across the US. More about the survey here: evic.reed.edu/leo_survey_p...
November 15, 2024 at 10:59 PM
We are closing the annual Local Election Official Survey very soon. Most of the responses came in before the election but some final ones still returning by mail. Great response rates across the US. More about the survey here: evic.reed.edu/leo_survey_p...
Worked with data from the Portland RCV elections to explore what voters shared. Overall, races have been pretty stable across rounds. Voters seemed to have three or four camps in some districts that limited the amount of substantial vote transfers. More here: evic.reed.edu/evic-news/ma...
November 7, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Worked with data from the Portland RCV elections to explore what voters shared. Overall, races have been pretty stable across rounds. Voters seemed to have three or four camps in some districts that limited the amount of substantial vote transfers. More here: evic.reed.edu/evic-news/ma...
Based on the amount of ballots processed in time for the preliminary City of Portland RCV elections, we are waiting for the next update this evening at 6:00pm to run visualizations for Districts. The Mayor's race is probably safer to start analyzing now. evic.reed.edu/evic-news/an...
November 6, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Based on the amount of ballots processed in time for the preliminary City of Portland RCV elections, we are waiting for the next update this evening at 6:00pm to run visualizations for Districts. The Mayor's race is probably safer to start analyzing now. evic.reed.edu/evic-news/an...
Portland is getting ready for multi-winner RCV elections results that will be released tomorrow for city council races. I have been working with TEST data to visualize these and have a draft look at the plots here!
evic.reed.edu/evic-news/me...
evic.reed.edu/evic-news/me...
November 4, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Portland is getting ready for multi-winner RCV elections results that will be released tomorrow for city council races. I have been working with TEST data to visualize these and have a draft look at the plots here!
evic.reed.edu/evic-news/me...
evic.reed.edu/evic-news/me...
For short trips out of the Portland airport, I’ve taken to biking there. Yes I know it’s peak Portland. But today I got back and found my locker been jammed, and I needed some tools to fix it. Lucky for me. The Alaska Airlines baggage team has a whole tool kit.
September 25, 2024 at 1:31 AM
For short trips out of the Portland airport, I’ve taken to biking there. Yes I know it’s peak Portland. But today I got back and found my locker been jammed, and I needed some tools to fix it. Lucky for me. The Alaska Airlines baggage team has a whole tool kit.
Spent the afternoon at LACAMA and this says it all.
September 23, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Spent the afternoon at LACAMA and this says it all.
The tween is doing Mandarin homework on my phone.
September 16, 2024 at 4:46 AM
The tween is doing Mandarin homework on my phone.