UNM contributes to election integrity data release
October 25, 2023
The University of New Mexico is part of an election integrity effort over 15 years in the making, and many more years to come.
UNM Political Science Professor Wendy Hansen and Professor Emeritus Lonna Atkeson have spearheaded the release of an election assessment tool, along with certified results of this tool.
This election integrity project, completed by the LeRoy Collins Institute at Florida State University, which Atkeson serves as the director of, conducted a first-of-its-kind effort to place postelection auditing data, alongside ballot image data, online for public review.
“The public display of the audit and ballot image data comes at an important time as we gear up for a new, contentious election cycle," Atkeson said. “Public mistrust of our elections is at an all-time high, and we hope that placing these data at voters’ fingertips will give them more confidence in our election process and results.”
Florida State University and Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley partnered with researchers at UNM, Fresno State University, and the Florida State University College of Law Election Law Program. The goal was to provide concrete tools and evidence of election integrity for voters during a growing, tumultuous time.
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