Election SOS and the American Press Institute are partnering to provide a Trusted Elections Expert Network. This database is designed for you to quickly find vetted, non-partisan diverse election experts across a variety of topics to call on for sources and for support. The searchable directory is sorted by location, expertise, election topic, and language.
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Lisa Lee
Associate Vice President for Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance; Research Professor, Population Health Sciences / Virginia Tech
Lonna Rae Atkeson
Professor of Political Science / University of New Mexico
Mack Shelley
University Professor / Iowa State University Department of Political Science
Manisha Sinha
Draper Chair in American History / University of Connecticut
Mara Suttmann-Lea
Assistant Professor of American Politics / Connecticut College
Marc Meredith
Associate Professor of Political Science / University of Pennsylvania
Maria Barsallo Lynch
Executive Director | Defending Digital Democracy Project / Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Maria Salazar Ferro
Director of Newsroom Safety and Resilience / The New York Times
Marilyn Carpinteyro
Vice President of Programs and Strategy / Common Cause
Mark Rush
Waxberg Prof. of Politics and Law, Dir. Center for International Ed / Washington and Lee University
Mary B. McCord
Legal Director and Visiting Professor of Law / Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University
Mary-Kate Lizotte, PhD
Professor of Political Science / Augusta University
This list is informed by Hearken ElectionSOS and API’s Trusted Elections Network. The American Press Institute’s Trusted Elections Network was a 2020 initiative comprised of a separate private network that connected both journalists and experts to better understand and cover elections, consider strategies for addressing persistent misinformation challenges, and provided journalists with relevant expertise in real-time to strengthen election coverage this year.
Election SOS has expanded this network since 2020, adding 50+ more experts in 2022.
Election SOS’ Trusted Election Experts are selected by the Election SOS outreach team. We invite scholars, advocates, attorneys, journalists, and anyone who has a verifiable body of work behind their opinions, to join the network. The experts are identified by their relevant expertise, their availability, and their commitment to benefitting the public good. No compensation is exchanged for the experts’ time, and it is up to the individual to respond to requests as they are able. The team finds our trusted experts through various means including their professional and personal networks, following the news, researching university and think tank websites, and recommendations from reliable sources. We look for people and organizations that demonstrate accountability and transparency in their research, meet our program objective to represent a variety of voices, and rely on our own journalistic instincts when vetting them as trustworthy.
If you or someone you know want to contribute your expertise to the Election SOS Trusted Election Expert Network please contact info@electionsos.org