Lessons Learned from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

Joseph A. Coll is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the College of Wooster, USA. His research examines the factors that influence the access and administration of elections, how that access and administration affects political behavior and public opinion, and how this then goes on to affect public policy. Joseph Anthony is Assistant Professor of Political Science at SUNY-Cortland, USA. His research focuses on elections administration and public policies, as well as political parties and organizations in the United States. His research priorities investigate the electoral and institutional structures that impact political participation, and the organizational structures that mobilize this participation.

• Chapter 1- Lessons Learned from the 2020 US Election.- PART 1: The Administration of the 2020 Election. Chapter 2- Ain’t no mountain high enough: What motivates poll workers to serve during a pandemic emergency and political unrest.- Chapter 3- The Impacts of COVID-19 on Election Administration: Perspectives from Local Election Officials in the United States.- PART 2: Vote Methods, Vote Choice, and Voter Turnout. Chapter 4- The Pandemic and Vote Mode Choice in the 2020 Election.- Chapter 5- Access to voting and participation: Does the policy of limiting mail-in ballot dropbox locations in Ohio suppress voter turnout?.- Chapter 6- Vote Choice during a Pandemic: How Health Concerns Shaped the 2020 Presidential Election.- PART 3: The Voter Experience. Chapter 7- How COVID-19 Election Access Policies Shaped Voter Fraud Beliefs and Voter Confidence in the 2020 US Election.- Chapter 8- The Tradeoff Between Protecting Voters and Ensuring Access for In-Person Voters During the COVID-19 Pandemic.