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This study examines the relationship between campaign expenditures and electoral performance in single-winner instant runoff voting (IRV) elections compared to plurality elections. Using data from competitive primary elections in New York City (2013–2025) and Maine (2012–2020), we analyze 66 city council, borough president, and citywide IRV and plurality contests, along with 12 state legislative and gubernatorial elections in Maine.

Politico on GOP reaction to Trump's planned address on elections this evening: President Donald Trump is promising to reveal “really big news” on election security.

President Donald Trump seemingly has a plan for the nation's election apparatus: Dismantle the existing system with a series of cuts, firings and threats, rather than a sledgehammer blow….

Presidents have always raised money from private donors—to run for office, throw inaugural balls and build presidential libraries.

WaPo offers this summary of key moments from yesterday's proceedings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is considering Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney General. Election-related highlights:

Geoff Hale of the Center for Democracy and Technology , helping us distinguish what's real from what's not in preparation for tonight's presidential address

Rebekah Herrick, Joshua M. Jansa, Matthew P. Motta and Abida Sultana in Election Law Journal . Here's the abstract:

IRG offers this analysis of the state-by-state impact the bill could have on voter ID, if it were to become law:

President Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on more than a dozen

President Donald Trump will deliver a prime-time address Thursday night on election security, promising “really big news” as his administration reportedly prepares to release newly declassified intelligence related to the 2020 election, foreign interference and voting machine vulnerabilities….