There has been an increased prevalence of low-quality "zombie" election monitors over time. These zombie monitors validate elections regardless of how flawed they are and undermine the legitimacy of international election monitoring. In most cases, they have ties to authoritarian states.

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High-profile claims of electoral fraud, like those made by Trump after the 2020 presidential election, can discourage voter participation, but only temporarily, with a drop in turnout among Trump supporters. These effects were short-lived, with turnout returning to normal in subsequent elections.

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Election-denying Republican candidates performed worse in the 2022 midterm elections than similar Republican candidates who did not deny that Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

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Voters more trusting of elections when polls are supervised by multiple groups | Research suggests that having various monitoring groups present at polling places increase voter confidence in the election process, regardless of voters’ political leanings or pre-existing trust in electoral bodies.

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Republicans Respond to Political Polarization by Spreading Misinformation, Democrats Don't. Research found in politically polarized situations, Republicans were significantly more willing to convey misinformation than Democrats to gain an advantage over the opposing party

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Audits of the 2020 American election show an accurate vote count 🗳️📊 – Scholars have compiled every available audit of votes cast in the 2020 elections, finding an inconsequential net error rate (an error rate on the order of thousandths of a percent)

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Over the past half century, Republican leaders have had considerable success enlisting courts in their campaign to boost the party’s electoral prospects through the suppression of voting 🗳️ and the manipulation of election rules ⚖️.

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Gerrymandering erodes confidence in democracy 🗳️, finds study of nearly 30,000 US voters. When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, they may secure short-term victories. But those wins can come at a steep price — a loss of public faith in elections and democracy itself.

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Racial resentment primes White Americans to believe election outcomes are fraudulent 🗳️🤔 – These survey experiment findings may explain why election deniers tend to draw on narratives linking race and criminality when pushing election denial rhetoric.

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Trust in elections rises after ‘inoculations’ meant to preempt false fraud claims 🗳️🛡️✨

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In the US, 2020 and 2021 were marked by two events: politicization of public health response to COVID-19 pandemic and false claims about integrity of US elections, leading to US Capitol riot on Jan 6, 2021. These were “critical events” leading to transgression of democratic accountability standards.

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Analysis of individual-level ad tracking and verified voting records from the 2016 US Election indicates that exposure to targeted digital voter suppression campaigns, particularly those aimed at racial minorities in swing states, is linked to a measurable decline in voter turnout.

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Deceptive online networks (fake profiles that impersonate US citizens) reached at least 15% of US adult users on Facebook during the US 2020 election. They primarily reached users who were older, more conservative, more frequently exposed to low-quality content, and spent more time on Facebook.

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* 🗳️ New research from Colorado State University reveals that distrust in election integrity mobilizes conservative voters into non-voting political participation (like protests or donations), while liberal voters participate at similar rates regardless of trust levels.

* 🧠 The study, published in Party Politics by Erin B. Fitz and Kyle L. Saunders, analyzed 2024 survey data, confirming previous findings that operational ideology (what people believe government should do on specific policies) is a stable foundation shaping these behaviors.

* 🏛️ Operational conservatives with low election trust showed significantly higher political activity compared to those who trusted the process, suggesting distrust acts as a primary motivator for this group.

#PoliticalScience #ElectionIntegrity #CivicEngagement

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📊 McGill University study finds declining trust in Canada's electoral process among right-leaning Canadians since 2019, particularly among Conservative and People's Party supporters.

📈 Research indicates a growing divide in trust along partisan and ideological lines, influenced by online U.S. election fraud allegations and reliance on social/alternative media.

📝 A related study by Mathieu Lavigne shows increasing polarization in attitudes towards misinformation, with right-leaning Canadians more likely to question impartiality and oppose anti-misinformation efforts.

#ElectionIntegrity #CanadaElections #Misinformation

🗳️ A 2024 U.S. presidential election study analyzed 374 false messages, finding anonymous users (nearly 40%) were the most common source of hoaxes, followed by political candidates and influencers (16% each).

📰 Research published in American Behavioral Scientist revealed political actors used misleading content to twist data, while anonymous users and influencers often relied on false context with real images/videos.

🏛️ Republican actors issued ~73% of hoaxes, with Democratic figures targeted in ~57% of falsehoods. A trend of "constructive disinformation" was also observed, where claims boosted their own party/candidate.

#ElectionIntegrity #Disinformation #PoliticalCommunication