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Kenneth Mayer is an expert in voter ID laws and its effects in Wisconsin during the 2016 presidential election. His recent research surveys registered voters who did not vote in the election. He can talk about voter ID, turnout, and election administrations.
Director Barry Burden discusses the Wisconsin state Senate’s rejection of Michael Haas and Brian Bell’s confirmation as administrators of the Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commissions.
An opinion article in the Washington Post referenced Professor Katherine Cramer’s latest book, The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker. In her book, Katherine Cramer uncovers an oft-overlooked piece of the puzzle: rural political consciousness and the resentment of the “liberal elite.” Rural voters are distrustful that politicians will respect …
Michael Wagner wrote an analysis for Vox to discuss a national survey by the Elections Research Center that finds out whom Trump supporters trust and how that confidence is related to who the American people want to make political decisions.
A paper on the link between legislative politics, hospital behavior, and health care spending by Professor Eleanor Powell was featured in the New York Times. Eleanor Powell and her co-authors investigate the passage of the 2004 Medicare Modernization Act and Section 508, which congressional leaders used to attract votes. The provision allowed hospitals to apply and …
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Director Barry Burden for its short video documentary on the constitutionality of gerrymandering. The documentary focuses on the Supreme Court Case on gerrymandering, Gill v. Whitford. The Supreme Court heard the case back in November and has yet to issue an opinion. Barry Burden and 17 other academic elections experts filed a …
Professor Kenneth Mayer and doctoral student Michael DeCrescenzo’s study on the impact of the Wisconsin voter identification law on turnout in the 2016 election was featured in the New York Times. Learn more about the study
A panel of UW-madison experts will discuss the nature and impact of Russian influence in U.S. elections. Faculty members from the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia and the Elections Research Center will speak about Russian hacking efforts leading up to the 2016 presidential election, as well as what we can expect going …
Young Mie Kim is an expert on digital political campaigns with particular expertise on the microtargeting of campaign advertisements online. The data she gathered demonstrated foreign influence and the targeting of swing state voters with disinformation ahead of the presidential election in 2016. Young Mie Kim can talk about digital political campaign, disinformation in election 2016, and voter …
Barry Burden is an expert on gerrymandering and the current Supreme Court case Gill v. Whitford. He and 17 other academic experts filed a brief on the case. Barry Burden can talk about election administration, gerrymandering, and voting. Read more about Barry Burden Contact: bcburden@wisc.edu or (608) 263-6351