Published Work

Transparency as a Necessary Condition for Democracy: The Case of U.S. Municipal Elections
Clarke, Maxwell M., Michael P. McDonald, and Emily R. Mojtabaee.
Submitted paper under review, 2026. Draft available.
Thank you to William Eberhardt, Chase Fenske, Lilliam Moraga, and Pristine Thai for their assistance in data collection.

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

Presentations

Transparency as a Necessary Condition for Democracy: The Case of U.S. Municipal Elections
Clarke, Maxwell M., Michael P. McDonald, and Emily R. Mojtabaee.

Election Sciences, Reform, and Administration Conference. Phoenix, AZ. 2026.
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
Clarke, Maxwell M., Michael P. McDonald, and 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.