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Electoral integrity

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U.S. elections rank last among all Western democracies

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U.S. elections rank last among all Western democracies

Can states be ranked in electoral integrity? This blog discusses the methods used by the Electoral Integrity Project and presents new evidence that the cross-national estimates it generates display considerable external validity when compared with the results of another independent study, the Varieties of Democracy project based at the University of Gothenburg. In both,  well before the 2016 election, it is striking that the US ranks last in the quality of national elections among all Western democracies.

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The performance of Indian states in electoral integrity

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The performance of Indian states in electoral integrity

India, the largest democracy in the world, periodically conducts massive electoral exercises, which are often successful yet several problems have been reported, including electoral violence, lapses in voter registration, unequal access to finance and media. How do Indian states vary in their electoral performance? And what explains these differences?

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Why don't most Americans vote? Maybe they don't trust U.S. elections

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Why don't most Americans vote? Maybe they don't trust U.S. elections

Widespread belief that elections are rigged or stolen may seriously damage democracy. Did problems of electoral integrity deter turnout? This new study finds a significant link between the quality of elections in each state, as evaluated by experts, and levels of voter turnout. The report was published in the Monkey Cage/Washington Post on 26th Dec 2016.

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Why it’s not about election fraud, it's much worse.

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Why it’s not about election fraud, it's much worse.

Ever since Bush v. Gore in 2000, the way that American elections are run has become increasingly partisan and contentious. The 2016 elections ratcheted up the record number of complaints by all parties.  New evidence from the EIP project compares the performance of U.S. states in the 2016 elections based on the first results of an expert survey.

Challenges of crime and violence in Mexican Elections

Challenges of crime and violence in Mexican Elections

The issue of integrity has long been of concern in Mexico, given many decades when clientelism and corruption were widely used to influence elections and their outcomes. This commentary examines evidence of how far these problems persist in the July 2015 Mexican state elections.

Flawed and Failed Elections: The Global Picture

Flawed and Failed Elections: The Global Picture

Elections have spread worldwide but many end as flawed or failed contests. How do Perceptions of Electoral Integrity vary by state and global region? And what explains the disparities? This commentary provides an overview summarizing the results of PEI-4.5.