Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Bridgett A. King, Mitchell Brown and Kathleen Hale -- The federal response and new considerations for election administration / Bridgett A. King -- Parties and politics : the evolution of election administration / Doug Lewis -- Accessible and secure : improving voter confidence by protecting the right to vote / Thomas Hicks -- Challenges in voter registration / Thessalia Marivaki and Daniel A. Smith -- Polling place quality and access / Robert Stein, Christopher Mann and Charles Stewart III -- The evolution of professionalism in the field of election administration / Mitchell Brown and Kathleen Hale -- The election performance index : past, present, and future / Charles Stewart III -- Building terminology in the field / Katy Owens Hubler and Tammy Patrick -- Diversity and descriptive representation in election administration / Bridgett A. King -- Election costs : a study of North Carolina / Martha Knopf and JoEllen V. Pope -- The role of election vendors in election administration / Peter Lichtenheld -- Election integrity in ensuring accuracy / Christy McCormick -- Election security : increasing election integrity by improving cybersecurity / Marian K. Schneider -- Election audits / Jennifer Morrell -- Election cybersecurity / Judd Choate and Robert Smith -- Special election costs : filling legislative and congressional vacancies / Dean C. Logan -- Increasing confidence in international elections / Kelly Ann Krawczyk and Avery Davis-Roberts -- Conclusion / Kathleen Hale, Mitchell Brown and Bridgett A. King -- Appendix: The future of election administration : cases and conversations.