LEADER 04897nam 22006975 450 001 9910913783403321 005 20250808085301.0 010 $a9783031702273 010 $a3031702271 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-70227-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31808169 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31808169 035 $a(CKB)36725643300041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-70227-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)9936725643300041 100 $a20241201d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLocal Election Administrators in the United States $eThe Frontline of Democracy /$fedited by Paul Gronke, David Kimball, Thessalia Merivaki, Mara Suttmann-Lea, Christian R. Grose, Bridgett A. King 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (353 pages) 225 1 $aElections, Voting, Technology,$x2945-7629 311 08$a9783031702266 311 08$a3031702263 327 $aChapter 1 : Understanding the Election Administrators on the Frontline of Democracy -- Chapter 2 : A Demographic and Professional Profile of the Frontline Workers of American Elections -- Chapter 3: Electing America?s Election Officials -- Chapter 4: Expanding the Pipeline: Turnover, Diversity, and a Representative LEO Bureaucracy -- Chapter 5: The Ethos of Local Election Administration -- Chapter 6: Comparing Elite and Public Opinion on Election Administration and Reform -- Chapter 7: How Local Election Officials Educate Voters about Voting Requirements and Election Reform -- Chapter 8: How Private Philanthropy Supercharged the 2020 Election: The Audacious Story of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and the Center for Tech and Civic Life in Local Election Administration -- Chapter 9:Threats and Harassment of Election Officials Resulting from the 2020 Election -- Chapter 10: People Versus Places: The Unrepresentative Nature of Local Election Administration -- Chapter 11: Appendix: Methodological Considerations for Surveys of Local Elections Officials. 330 $aThis book focuses on the more than 8,000 local elections administrators in counties, municipalities, and townships who largely manage the key administrative processes of elections, work with campaigns and candidates, design voting materials and choose voting equipment, staff early, and Election Day polling locations, and communicate with and educate voters. They are the frontline of democracy, and this is the first book that explores who becomes an election administrator; their opinions about election reform and election integrity; how LEOs responded to the unique challenges of the 2020 election which included misinformation and even death threats; and how to move forward to ensure a sustainable, diverse, and sustainable community. Paul Gronke is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Elections & Voting Information Center at Reed College, USA. David Kimball is Professor and Chair of Political Science, University of Missouri at St Louis, USA. Thessalia Merivaki is Associate Teaching Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, and Associate Research Professor, Massive Data Institute, Georgetown University, USA Mara Suttmann-Lea is Associate Professor of American Politics in the Department of Government and International Relations at Connecticut College. Christian Grose is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California, USA Bridgett King is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Kentucky, USA. 410 0$aElections, Voting, Technology,$x2945-7629 606 $aAmerica$xPolitics and government 606 $aElections 606 $aPublic administration 606 $aPolitical leadership 606 $aAmerican Politics 606 $aElectoral Politics 606 $aPublic Administration 606 $aPolitical Leadership 615 0$aAmerica$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aElections. 615 0$aPublic administration. 615 0$aPolitical leadership. 615 14$aAmerican Politics. 615 24$aElectoral Politics. 615 24$aPublic Administration. 615 24$aPolitical Leadership. 676 $a320.9 700 $aGronke$b Paul$01777330 701 $aKimball$b David$01777331 701 $aMerivaki$b Thessalia$01074233 701 $aSuttmann-Lea$b Mara$01777332 701 $aR. Grose$b Christian$01777333 701 $aA. King$b Bridgett$01777334 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910913783403321 996 $aLocal Election Administrators in the United States$94298159 997 $aUNINA