Archive - Books and Ballots

Election officials: Opportunity to learn more about your poll workers

An easy way to survey your poll workers with the National Election Worker Survey

Aug 24 • Christopher Mann

Researching the Official Source: Election Websites

How Accessible, Functional and Complete Are Election Websites?

Aug 20 • TJ Pyche

Books and Ballots Q&A: Paul Manson

A local government scholar on finding elections by way of survey research, why no two offices look alike and how elections get paid for

Aug 7 • TJ Pyche

July 2026

A Look Back at ESRA 2026

Join us Thursday, July 30, at 1 p.m. ET

Jul 24 • TJ Pyche

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

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