PoliSci Blog

Don’t let talk radio convince you of a falsehood. There is a process that all states follow after the voting stops. It’s determined by a combination of state and national law. None of it says that counting must stop on Election Day. The Congressional Research Service has an excellent pamphlet on this: The Electoral College: …

Don’t miss Dr. Dusso’s recent interviews on the election in the Chicago Tribune’s Post-Tribune and on Fox 59 news Indianapolis. Post-Tribune “Shifts in mail-in ballot count date may have little impact on voters, experts say, but results likely unknown Tuesday” And Fox 59 “Hamilton County early voter turnout three times higher than 2016 election”

Don’t miss Fox 59’s story “Experts weigh in on what could have been done to shorten early voting wait times in Marion County,” with Dr. Dusso’s thoughts on voter suppression and long lines at voting locations. Check it out here.

Don’t miss our School of Liberal Arts colleague Chris Lamb’s (Department of Journalism and Public Relations) post over at The Conversation on the Lincoln Project’s numerous political ads and how they fit into a larger genre of satirical political commentary. Find it here

Dr. Blomquist and Dr. Dusso were recently interviewed for WTHR Channel 13’s story on Vice President Mike Pence voting in Indiana despite not living here. Does he meet the residency requirement? Check out the story here.

One of the best aspects of being a part of the Department of Political Science on the IUPUI campus is that it’s located in the heart of Indianapolis. The city is alive and everything is conveniently located within a short distance from campus. That made it easy for my wife and I to stop by …

If you haven’t decided if you’re going to go vote this year, below is a pretty chart that breaks down the demographic distribution of those who voted in 2016 and those who stayed home. Where are you? Are you over or under represented in the voting population? There is a large swath of our society …

If you are a registered voter in Indiana, you can vote early starting right now! You can find your early voting locations here: https://www.in.gov/idr/voteearly.htm Don’t wait to stand in the long lines on Election Day. Find a time and location that works for you and get it done now!

IUPUI is always looking for ways to move beyond the walls of campus and engage with the surrounding community, the city, and the state. In fact, IUPUI was recently recognized by Washington Monthly as a “Best College for Student Voting 2020.” Let’s keep it up! The IUPUI office of Community Engagement has a great resource …

Congratulations to our colleagues Dr. Amanda Friesen (Political Science) and Dr. Joseph Tucker Edmonds (Africana Studies and Religious Studies) for being selected to receive a Racial Justice Research Fund grant! Their work is titled, “The Black/Body Positive: Black Women, Faith, and Well-Being.” We’ll follow the progress of this research with great interest!