A Republic, If You Can Keep Its Elections Secure, Accurate, and Fair: Part of Special Symposium on Election Sciences. Issue 6 (November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kropf, Martha
• Is Part Of: American politics research. Volume 48:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 667
• Page End: 669
• Publication Date: 2020-11
• Subjects: election science -- election administration -- voter registration; Public opinion -- United States -- Periodicals; United States -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 320.973
• DOI: 10.1177/1532673X20922527
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-673X

Abstract

We have kept our republic through a variety of localized disasters and various problem elections. The research presented here highlights the field of "Election Science and Administration" (ESA). Research in our field maximize our probability of continuing to keep our republic—even in the face of a pandemic which is a national—and international challenge. As the United States and the world deal with the specter of a pandemic election, the growth of the scholarly field designed to advocate for transparency in data collection and to improve the quality of elections is more important than ever.