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3 Questions: Charles Stewart on voting survey

In this installment of "3 Questions" Charles Stewart III, head of MIT's Department of Political Science, discusses the findings of a survey on how American voters' experience the administration of elections. March 26, 2009

The role of race

Through careful analysis of 2008 exit-poll data, researchers found that Barack Obama won the election precisely because of his race, most significantly because of his appeal among black voters who turned out in record numbers. January 20, 2009

Far from perfect

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, Charles Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science and head of MIT's Department of Political Science, examines issues of voting security. October 27, 2008

Both sides of the Net

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, MIT professors Hal Abelson and Harry R. Lewis collaborated on answers to a series of questions about Internet policy and technology. October 24, 2008

Conference weighs Electoral College pros and cons

In a lively, sometimes contentious, conference at MIT on the problems and merits of the Electoral College, a group of scholars looked into what one called the "fun house mirror of electoral politics" and debated its reflections of federalism, states' rights and equality. October 20, 2008

Economy experts assess candidates' differences

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, MIT professors Andrea Louise Campbell and James Poterba answer questions about economic issues and the proposed tax policies of the two presidential candidates. October 16, 2008

Conference to take hard look at Electoral College

MIT is well known for a "fix-it" approach to problems, be it in engineering, software or science. On Oct. 17, a group of experts will convene at MIT to examine what may be the most vexing issue in the American election process -- the Electoral College. October 8, 2008

MIT's Berinsky breaks down polling surveys

As part of a News Office series in the run-up to the Nov. 4 presidential election, Adam Berinsky, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, answers questions about the role of polling in U.S. elections. October 8, 2008

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Voting experts at MIT - MIT faculty with expertise in electoral politics, voting technology, mass media and cyber-campaigning are available to the media for comment.

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VIDEO: The Electoral College in U.S. Presidential Elections: Logical Foundations, Mathematics and Politics - By MIT Visiting Scholar Alexander S. Belenky, MIT World, April 25, 2007

VIDEO: Airline Safety and the Electoral College - By MIT Professor Arnold I. Barnett, MIT World, June 4, 2005

VIDEO: New Media, Old Politics? - Panel discussion including MIT Professor Henry Jenkins, Oct. 14, 2004

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project - A collaboration between MIT and Caltech with the aim of developing a reliable, secure voting machine

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