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This paper presents the various ways state and local governments make official precinct-level election results publicly available, based on an OpenElections collection effort that covered primary and general elections in 2016 and 2018 in every U.S. state.
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Lack of data transparency has important implications for a democratic election process: It can reflect non-compliance with federal and state election laws, discriminatory practices, or lack of capacity in modernizing the conduct of elections.
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This page is a summary of: Election Data Transparency: Obtaining Precinct-Level Election Returns, Public Integrity, February 2021, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2021.1883854.
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