Peer Reviewed Publications
Mara Suttmann-Lea and Thessalia Meriavaki. “The Impact of Voter Education on Voter Confidence: Evidence from the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.” Election Law Journal. Forthcoming.
Mara Suttmann-Lea and Thessalia Meriavaki. 2022. “Don’t Drown the Message: The Effects of Voter Education on Mail Ballot Acceptance in North Carolina.” The Journal of Election Administration Research and Practice. 1(2): 69-95.
Thessalia Merivaki and Mara Suttmann-Lea. 2022. “Can Electoral Management Bodies Expand the Pool of Registered Voters? The Effects of Face-to-Face, Remote, Traditional, and Social Media Outreach.” Policy Studies. Online First.
Thessalia Merivaki and Mara Suttmann-Lea. 2021. “Designing Voter Education Across the States: State Responses to the Help America Vote Act.” Election Law Journal. Online First.
Enrijeta Shino, Mara Suttmann-Lea, and Danial A. Smith. 2021. “Determinants of Rejected Mail Ballots in Georgia’s 2018 General Election.” Political Research Quarterly, Online First.
Mara Suttmann-Lea. 2020. “Poll Worker Decision Making at the American Ballot Box.” American Politics Research 48(6): 714-718.
Public Facing Work
“As the midterms loom, here’s how election officials can help voters.” The Washington Post, Monkey Cage Blog, October 5, 2022 (with Thessalia Merivaki)
“Local election offices often are missing on social media – and the information they do post often gets ignored.” The Conversation, August 31, 2022 (with Thessalia Merivaki)
“Voter Education in the Digital Age.” Mediawell, Social Science Research Council, February 3, 2022.
“How Do Local Election Officials Reach New Voters?” MIT Election Data and Science Lab, November 4, 2021 (with Thessalia Merivaki).
“Local Election Official Use of Websites and Social Media During the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.” MIT Election Data and Science Lab, June 17, 2021.
“In Georgia, vote by mail isn’t working for many new, young, Black, Hispanic, and Asian voters.” London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, April 19, 2021 (with Enrijeta Shino and Daniel A. Smith).
“Here’s the Problem with Mail-in-Ballots: They Might Not Be Counted.” The Washington Post- Monkey Cage Blog, May 21, 2020 (with Enrijeta Shino and Daniel A. Smith).
“The History of Lynching and African American Voting Rights.” A House Divided, October 28, 2019.
“Don’t be shocked by the North Carolina absentee fraud elections. Absentee ballots are much less secure than polling places.” The Washington Post, Monkey Cage Blog, December 13, 2018.
“Early voting in the 2017 Montana special congressional election.” London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, June 7, 2017.
“Prospects for Success in the Trump Presidency.” London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, January 12, 2017.
“The 1980s Republican roots of Hillary Clinton’s early voting strategy.” London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, October 26, 2016.
“In Illinois, Tammy Duckworth’s better funded campaign puts Mark Kirk’s Senate seat in a precarious position.” London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog, October 11, 2016.