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New Bipartisan Policy Center report finds that 21.3% of eligible voters cast ballots in 2022 primaries, up from 19.9% in 2018 and historic low of 14.3% in 2014. But, still means small groups of hardcore partisans are electing vast majority of members of Congress. bipartisanpolicy.org/report/2022-pr…

The good news? Turnout in nonpartisan top-two & two-four primaries far exceeded all other primary types. Moreover, in these elections, all voters had an equal voice -- not just those who could cast ballots in the dominant party's primary, where most elections are now decided.

ICYMI: Dave Wasserman cites Joshua Ferrer and my recent report for Bipartisan Policy Center on 2022 primary turnout. cookpolitical.com/analysis/house…

Partisanship in electoral system reform is well-understood, but @joshuaferr argues that the factors affecting partisan manipulation of other democratic ‘rules of the game’ has received little attention. Joshua Ferrer Fulbright NZ UCLA Poli Sci University of Otago tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Do locally elected administrative clerks use their position to advantage their own parties in elections? Using a novel dataset Joshua Ferrer, Igor Geyn, & Dan Thompson find that clerks oversee similar election results, turnout, & policies. #APSRFirstView ow.ly/Bt9V50Q68ok

Excited to share the release of my new report joint with Bipartisan Policy Center, Dan Thompson, and Rachel Orey! We examine turnover among election officials since 2000 and outline recommendations to remedy the chronic and emerging roots of turnover. bipartisanpolicy.org/report/electio…

Do locally elected administrative clerks use their position to advantage their own parties in elections? Using a novel dataset Joshua Ferrer, Igor Geyn, & Dan Thompson find that clerks oversee similar election results, turnout, & policies. #APSRNewIssue ow.ly/qoVv50Rpta0

🧵NEW Bipartisan Policy Center: Joshua Ferrer, J.D. Rackey and I examine the impact of primary formats on turnout &demographic makeup of the electorate. We find: -More open primary types boost turnout. -More open primary types lead to more representative electorates. bipartisanpolicy.org/report/the-eff…

I gave a radio interview to ABC Australia about my forthcoming co-authored British Jnl Poli Sci article on the Global Legislator Dataset, studying the characteristics of MPs around the world abc.net.au/listen/program…

#OpenAccess from @PSRMjournal - Beyond the Trump Presidency: The Racial Underpinnings of White Americans’ Anti-Democratic Beliefs - cup.org/42GG6B8 - Joshua Ferrer & Christopher Palmisano (both UCLA) #FirstView

Super excited to share that I'll be joining American University as an Assistant Professor in Government this Fall! A huge thanks to everyone at UCLA Poli Sci for helping me through my PhD, especially to Dan Thompson for being the best mentor and colleague one could possibly ask for

NEW - The Global Legislators Database: Characteristics of National Legislators in the World’s Democracies - cup.org/4hZcjYE - Nicholas Carnes, Joshua Ferrer, Miriam Golden, Esme Lillywhite, Noam Lupu & Eugenia Nazrullaeva #OpenAccess

New blog post with Bipartisan Policy Center looking into the high election workloads and the potential benefits of election consolidation. Election officals admister over 2 elections a year on average, and some manage many more! bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/what-woul…