@electionsmith

political science professor; state politics scholar (direct democracy, voting, elections); cynic, skeptic, & part-time africanist; personal musings

 sunshine state
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Continue to be blown away that my research informed every claim in this important public service announcement. Thanks @MiamiHEAT and @VotingIsLocal for spotlighting voting rights in Florida. xitter.cf/MiamiHEAT/status/15182…
Miami HEAT
@MiamiHEAT24 Apr 2022
We're in an election year and it’s never too early to encourage you to exercise your constitutional right to vote. Face The Facts // @VotingIsLocal
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Florida’s Immigrant Electorate Drifting GOP, but Only Two Groups Have Flipped from D to R electionsmith.substack.com/p…
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Principle or Partisanship? open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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Florida’s Hispanic Electorate: A Dramatic Shift in Party Alignment open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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Just out: Validating Vote-by-Mail Ballots: The Subjective Nature of Signature Verification - Enrijeta Shino, Daniel A. Smith, 2026 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Validating Vote-by-Mail Ballots: The Subjective Nature of Signature Verification - Enrijeta Shino,...

Vote-by-mail (VBM) is an established electoral practice across the United States. Millions of voters cast VBM ballots every election, but roughly one percent of...

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Nice to see this out! Open access @PLOSONE journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

Treating a friend to voter registration in a Divided America

As partisanship strengthens in the United States, unaffiliated voter registration is also increasing. We conducted an original survey experiment to understand voter registration choices among...

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"Welcome to the Free State of Florida" open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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Very saddened to hear about the passing of Kevin Reilly, who I had the pleasure of teaching in three political science courses, including when he was running for UF student body president. Always enjoyed catching up with him, either in Tally or DC. RIP legacy.com/us/obituaries/nam…

Kevin Francis Reilly Jr. Obituary (2025) - Palm Harbor, FL - Curlew Hills Memory Gardens Funeral...

View Kevin Francis Reilly Jr.'s obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

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Will the deportation of Venezuelans affect the support for Trump in Republican stronghold, Doral? open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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DeSantis takes aim at citizen initiatives, citing abortion amendment axios.com/local/tampa-bay/20…

DeSantis takes aim at citizen initiatives, citing abortion amendment

DeSantis' comments signal that he expects lawmakers to tighten the amendment process.

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Disabling the Vote open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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Coming into today, here's the Turnout Gender Gap by county in Florida open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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As of this morning, here was the percent turnout of registered voters in Florida, by party and by county open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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daniel a. smith retweeted
Brad Ashwell@Brad_Ashwell5 Nov 2024
FL’s voter information website has been down all day. The site gives voters access to critical information like their assigned polling sites and voter registration status. Voters who need information before casting their ballots should contact their county SOEs directly for now.
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daniel a. smith retweeted
Ab@abskhir5 Nov 2024
The tool for voters to find their Election Day polling place is STILL down four hours later. Hi @FLSecofState @CordByrd, any update?
Voter Information Lookup An error has occurred. Please try again.

ALT Voter Information Lookup An error has occurred. Please try again.

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Non-UOCAVA VBM ballots in Florida are due at county SOEs today by 7pm. open.substack.com/pub/electi…
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