Books by R. Michael (California Institute of Technology) Alvarez

In this Element, we present a data-driven approach that evaluates the performance of the administration of a democratic election, before, during, and after Election Day. We show that this method can improve confidence in the integrity of American elections.

Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers tend to believe that 'more open' primary laws will produce more centrist, moderate, or pragmatic candidates. Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform examines California's first use of the top-two primary system in 2012.

In a world of competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring the integrity of electoral conduct is critical. Evaluating Elections provides an overview of why the systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used to give election officials tools to improve elections.