Archive - Books and Ballots

Replay: Books and Ballots Conversation on Preparing for the Storm (and Other Natural Disasters)

Research and practitioner perspectives on natural disaster preparedness, emergency management coordination, and election resilience

Jul 7 • TJ Pyche

Apply for the 2026 Election Center Poster Session

Share research that can help election administrators strengthen practice in 2026 and beyond

Jul 6

June 2026

Preparing for the Storm (and Other Natural Disasters)

Bridging the gaps between research, election administration and emergency management

Jun 24 • TJ Pyche

Books & Ballots Q&A: Lia Merivaki

A political scientist on finding election administration by accident, earning the trust of skeptical officials and what becoming a citizen has meant for…

Jun 9 • TJ Pyche

May 2026

Help make counting votes a quieter process

Engineering for Democracy Institute studying how to work safely with loud machines

May 18 • Christopher Mann

HR of Democracy: Understanding the Election Workforce

Where research and practice meet on staffing, training, and the pipeline problem

May 13 • TJ Pyche

Elections à la Carte: An Online Conversation on Elections over Lunch

Lunchtime Zoom, May 20 at 12 p.m. ET: New Ideas for Funding Elections

May 8 • TJ Pyche

Join us in Phoenix for ESRA's 10th Annual Conference

Four days of research, practice, and connection — June 1–4 in downtown Phoenix

May 7 • TJ Pyche

Books & Ballots Q&A: Cameron Wimpy

A political scientist on rural election administration, defining “rural,” and the challenges facing the country’s smallest election offices

May 6 • TJ Pyche

April 2026

Securing the Vote: Global Lessons for U.S. Election Officials

Join us at 2 p.m. ET on April 29 for a conversation on global cybersecurity lessons for U.S. election officials navigating an uncertain landscape

Apr 27

Books & Ballots Q&A: Bridgett King

A political scientist on leaving campus, listening more, and what election officials actually need from researchers

Apr 16 • TJ Pyche

March 2026

Replay: Books and Ballots Conversation on Rural Election Administration

Bringing research and practitioner experience together to better understand the day-to-day realities of rural election administration

Mar 27 • TJ Pyche

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