Yael Atzmon
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Phoebe Henninger
Research Mentor School/College/Department: Political Science / LSA
Program: UROP
Session: Session 5 (2:40pm – 3:30pm)
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Abstract
Mistrust in the voting process has been a salient issue in the modern political era. Research regarding the impact of partisanship in election administration and public trust is crucial to understanding motivations or distrusts of individuals in the system. This study aims to investigate the relationship between partisan election administration and public trust through the analysis of administrative data, existing survey data, and an original survey experiment, which is in the process of being refined and developed. The research process so far has involved the use of administrative data to identify election officials and their party affiliations in different counties and states. This data will be analyzed in conjunction with existing survey data to study the correlation between partisanship of election officials and their constituents’ trust in elections. This research will contribute to a long term discussion about public trust and voting policy as it pertains to partisanship in these election administration roles.
