Published Work

Local Government Election Data Transparency: Promises and Pitfalls
Michael P. McDonald, Maxwell M. Clarke, William Eberhardt, Chase Fenske, Emily Mojtabaee, Lilliam Moraga, Pristine Thai
Working Paper, 2026. Draft available.

Florida's Democracy Deserts: Patterns of Contestation and Cancellation of Florida Local Elections
Maxwell M. Clarke, Michael P. McDonald, Daniel A. Smith
Election Law Journal, 2025

Presentations

Local Government Election Data Transparency: Promises and Pitfalls
Michael P. McDonald, Maxwell M. Clarke, William Eberhardt, Chase Fenske, Emily Mojtabaee, Lilliam Moraga, Pristine Thai

Election Sciences, Reform, and Administration Conference. Tallahassee, FL. 2025.
Southern Political Science Association. San Juan, PR. 2025.

Florida's Democracy Deserts: Patterns of Contestation and Cancellation of Florida Local Elections
Maxwell M. Clarke, Michael P. McDonald, Daniel A. Smith

Election Sciences, Reform, and Administration Conference. Los Angeles, CA. 2024.
Florida Political Science Association. Gainesville, FL. 2024.
Southern Political Science Association. New Orleans, LA. 2024.

The Effects of Election Administration on Turnout in Florida Municipal Elections
Maxwell M. Clarke

Election Sciences, Reform, and Administration Conference. Poster. Athens, GA. 2023.