Jason Rhode

Political professional. Program coordinator of @MITelectionlab at @MIT.

[Charles Stewart III @cstewartiii]

Ir you think mid-decade redistricting is a new thing, I have a book for you.

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Good morning election friends! We've just launched the 2024 report + data from the Survey of the Performance of American Elections, which examines voter experiences from the perspective of voters themselves. Find it here: https://t.co/YoXfXsrYdm

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Our friends at @ElectionsVoting have officially launched the results of the 2024 Local Election Official Survey. Check it out for a look at how election officials are doing, organizational challenges, & voter experiences: https://t.co/D0yhVFRGrd

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

GIG ALERT: Come work with us! We are looking for a research director to join our team ASAP; this position is a great fit for a PhD/ABD interested in helping manage a lab & contributing to a range of academic projects. More info & application are available: https://t.co/Xw5TclUqco

[Charles Stewart III @cstewartiii]

Here's an important new report on training of election officials: https://t.co/g4L51e7aRK

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Don't miss our director's newest post on early voting trends! 👇👇👇

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Why does it take so long to get election results? Well, collecting, verifying, & reporting election results is a daunting set of tasks! Refresh your knowledge of the process with our explainer: https://t.co/JiQJL1Z0IW

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Here's a helpful explainer on the recent ballot dropbox fires from our friends over at @ElectionsVoting:

[Charles Stewart III @cstewartiii]

The @MITelectionlab team won an internal prize at MIT that celebrates open data, for our work on cleaning cast vote record datasets and making them usable to the public. Others out of MEDSL did lots of work, too, and they're honored, as well.

https://t.co/BXHrzXtvmr

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

What's this? More data on Pennsylvania's mail ballots? Why, yes please!

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Looking for research on whether there was vote manipulation or anomalous turnout in the 2020 election? Our partners at #ElectionsPerformance Central examine just those sorts of claims. Short story: there is no evidence for this occurring. Long story: at https://t.co/e1kTJAcWdo

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Happy Thursday, election geeks! Here's our first plot of the day: Arizona registered voters in 2020 and 2024.

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Happy Friday, friends! Don't miss this very nifty map showing which counties have seen the most media mentions of hand-counted ballots:

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Heads up, election friends!

[MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences @MIT_SHASS]

An @latimes opinion piece quotes a 2021 @MITelectionlab report on elections in the US: "U.S. investment in our voting system falls “near the bottom of spending for public services." https://t.co/BIkHCbYcyW #thisismit #mitshass #opinion #mit

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

Keeping voter lists up-to-date and accurate is a tricky business, but it's an essential pillar of election administration. Read our new explainer all about the process: https://t.co/x09dEn41KC

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

🚨🚨🚨We're hiring!🚨🚨🚨
We're looking for someone to join us as a research associate - take a look at the job description and apply through the MIT portal: https://t.co/9rDI4xAkUX

[The American Law Institute @AmLawInst]

Bipartisan Group Issues Ethical Standards for Election Admin. Led by @cstewartiii @MITelectionlab, @nyulaw Bauer & @BenLGinsberg @HooverInst, articulates role of ethical standards in conduct of elections & contrib. to public confidence in election process. https://t.co/61yeQrnLiq

[Charles Stewart III @cstewartiii]

Very important paper from @cwarshaw and @jdbk about the effect of consolidating elections. Turnout is increased. However, results don't change very much. A huge dataset and careful attention to method. A must-read. https://t.co/3yFS3Cg6FL

[MIT Election Lab @MITelectionlab]

The team here at @MITelectionlab is back after a year-end break, and if you likewise were on break and missed this, you're in luck! Data nerds, rejoice: