The Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC) is a non-partisan academic research center with our research leads co-located at Portland State University and Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Led by Founder and Director Paul Gronke, PhD, and Research Director Paul Manson, PhD, EVIC searches for common sense, non-partisan solutions to identified problems in election administration backed by solid empirical evidence. EVIC’s marquee project is the annual Local Election Official (LEO) Survey that the research team has been undertaking since 2018.
EVIC’s Current Projects
The Local Election Official Survey Project
The Local Election Official (LEO) Survey project was initiated in 2018 by EVIC and has continued with 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 studies. The LEO Survey project amplifies local election officials’ voices in national, regional, and state conversations about election administration, and integrity. The EVIC team also conducts independent research into election administration, integrity, and democracy using these data and other information about election administration and those who staff the frontlines of democracy.
Read our Update on the 2023 Local Election Officials Survey Report
Access the Local Election Official Survey Project Page
The 2022-2023 Oregon Elections Staffing Study
An in-depth study of the changing landscape Oregon county clerks face in advance of the 2024 Presidential election year. EVIC’s Paul Manson and Paul Gronke presented on this project during Legislative Days of the Oregon State Legislature on November 7, 2023.
