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Trust and Confidence in Elections and Election Administration
Thu, August 31, 2:00 to 3:30pm PDT (2:00 to 3:30pm PDT), Virtual, Virtual 2Session Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
How much trust and confidence is there in our elections and election administration? How do we know that? What aspect of elections do people trust more than others? What aspects of election administration do people have trust and confidence in? This panel includes ongoing research that answers these vital questions.
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Individual Presentations
Can a Public Information Campaign Restore Trust in American Elections? - Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
#TrustedInfo2022: Election Officials’ Trust-Building Campaigns on Social Media - Thessalia Merivaki, Georgetown University; Mara Suttmann-Lea, Connecticut College
Trust in Elections - David C. Kimball, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Voter Confidence and the Cost of Voting - Robert M. Stein; Lonna Rae Atkeson, Florida State University; M.V. Hood, University of Georgia; Eli McKown-Dawson, Florida State University
Election Officials as Trusted Messengers: Assessing the Effects of Trust-Building Social Media Campaigns on Voters’ Trust in Election Officials during the 2022 Midterm Election - Rachel Orey, Bipartisan Policy Center; Mara Suttmann-Lea, Connecticut College; Thessalia Merivaki, Georgetown University