The Ulysses S. Grant Institute for the Study of Democracy

promotes rigorous and objective study and analysis of the American electoral process.

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High-quality,
high-confidence elections

are fundamental to American democracy and self-government.

The Grant Institute provides research grants

to explore how election rules and regulations affect the ability of elections to measure the will of the people.

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The 2013 Shelby decision suspended federal preclearance restrictions on changes to voting laws in several states with a history of racial or ethnic discrimination and disparities in voting. We analyze the impact of removing federal preclearance of state election reforms on minority voter turnout by

This study will investigate how surprise changes in election results, delay, and ranked choice voting interact to shape perceptions of election integrity and fairness.

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