3 Questions: Charles Stewart ranks the voting systems in the 50 states
A new Pew Center project, spurred by MIT research, studies how well states run their elections.
MIT Libraries’ research contributes to award-winning redistricting software, DistrictBuilder
Web-based resource gives citizens the opportunity to participate in the redistricting process.
Explained: Margin of error
When you hear poll results reported with a certain margin of error, that’s only part of the story.
F. Daniel Hidalgo: it’s electric
The influence of electronic ballots on democracy in the developing world
Scholars ponder better ways to elect a president
National popular vote, alternate voting methods debated at MIT conference.
The state of the U.S. election system
New report from MIT and Caltech notes gains in voting-machine technologies, but warns they could be cancelled out by errors introduced through mail and Internet voting.
3 Questions: Charles Stewart sizes up the 2012 election
MIT political scientist and voting expert weighs in on the state of the presidential campaign, the shifting demographics of America, and the tossup U.S. Senate races.
Andrea Campbell: Public opinion and policy viewed through an historical lens
Professor studies taxation, Social Security, health insurance and more.
3 Questions: Adam Berinsky on the unpredictable GOP campaign
Political scientist who studies public opinion assesses a campaign with wildly fluctuating polls.
3 Questions: Michael Piore on labor disputes at the ballot box
Labor economist sizes up the impact and meaning of this week’s high-profile Ohio referendum to restore collective bargaining rights for public employees.
What it takes to make every vote count
MIT hosts Voting Technology Project conference to reinvigorate public discussion on election integrity.
Face value
Study shows that low-information voters are most likely to be swayed by candidates’ appearances.