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Ramon Michael Alvarez is professor of political science at California Institute of Technology (Caltech), as well as the co-director of… more

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If you missed yesterday's great session of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar-part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project-featuring @voting.works' @benadida.com, listen on Spotify:
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This week's Election Science Office Hours! @benadida.com will join me to talk about election technology, voting system security, and cryptography in elections! I'll be a great conversation, join us live at 11am Pacific on Wednesday!
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And here is the 9/16 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with @microsoft.com's Matt Masterson, hosted by @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social as a Spotify podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0XBF...
Episode 23: Matt Masterson on election security
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by R. Michael Alvarez — Reposted by: David Darmofal

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Have you been working on a methods project this summer? If you are thinking about publishing your project, consider our CUP Elements method series!
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Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · Sep 4
The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu) is now available on Apple Podcasts:
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Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation
Podcast Episode · The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 54m
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LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · Sep 4
The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu ) is now available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1PIG...
Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation
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Reposted by: R. Michael Alvarez

caltechlcssp.bsky.social
The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu) is now available on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation
Podcast Episode · The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
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Reposted by: R. Michael Alvarez

caltechlcssp.bsky.social
The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu ) is now available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1PIG...
Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation
open.spotify.com
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by R. Michael Alvarez — Reposted by: Matthew Søberg Shugart

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Election Science Office Hours returns! On Sept 3 at 11am Pacific I'll talk with UCLA's Natalie Masuoka about how the new CA congressional district maps will affect Asian American political representation. Register using the link below:
www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/a-c...
A Conversation with UCLA’s Natalie Masuoka on Potential Impacts of Redistricting on California’s Asian Americans — Caltech Election Integrity Project
Please join us on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 11:00 am Pacific for the next episode of Election Science Office Hours, a webinar series presented by the Caltech Election Integrity Project and moderated by R. Michael Alvarez, PhD, Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Soc
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🗳🔬Election Science Field Notes🔬🗳
New on #Substack from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. See the link below, read Professor Alvarez's first entry, and subscribe to receive each new entry in your in-box.

#ElectionScienceFieldNotes
#DataNotDrama @caltech.edu
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by R. Michael Alvarez — Reposted by: David Darmofal

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I've started a Substack, "Election Science Field Notes." Please give it a read, and subscribe! Let me know if there are topics and issues you'd like for me to write about!

Why Election Science Field Notes?
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Why Election Science Field Notes?
(Answer: We need science and facts, and no drama.)
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And here is the podcast if you want to listen in the car, at the gym, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts!

open.spotify.com/episode/7qH4...
Episode 21: Justin Levitt on partisan gerrymandering in 2025
The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · Episode
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by R. Michael Alvarez

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We should learn more tomorrow about the @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social plan to put redistricting on the November ballot.

Here @justinlevitt.bsky.social and I discuss why this is happening and the implications for the 2026 midterms:

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What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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