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Michelle M. Shafer

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Election Geek | Election Technology, Communications, and Research | Managing Principal, @MagentaSageLLC.bsky.social | Exec Director, @ElectionTechEd.bsky.social | RT≠ Agreement

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Latest posts by Michelle M. Shafer @michelleshafer

New on Substack from @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social:

Agents, Audits, and Assets: The New Playbook for Federal Election Involvement

@caltechlcssp.bsky.social @caltech.edu

26.02.2026 20:18 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Another insightful episode of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours, hosted by @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. This episode on election cybersecurity featured guest Mike Moser, formerly of CISA and Commonweath of PA. Check it out!

25.02.2026 23:43 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Mike Moser on #ElectionScienceOfficeHours 2/25, hosted by @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social - Bridging the Gap: Supporting Election Stakeholders at the Intersection of Administration, Technology & Security

19.02.2026 13:16 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Please follow @electionteched.bsky.social and learn more about the ETEF's important work.

electiontecheducation.org

16.02.2026 18:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Presidents Day!

16.02.2026 18:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Visit our website at electiontecheducation.org to learn more about the #ElectionTechnologyEducationFund!

15.02.2026 00:37 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy Valentine's Day to #ElectionGeeks everywhere!

14.02.2026 15:46 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Great episode! Tune in if you missed it!

11.02.2026 23:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
10.02.2026 23:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

👀 Fulton County

10.02.2026 23:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ICYMI, you can watch the US House Administration Committee's Make Elections Great Again hearing on @cspanwj.bsky.social here:

www.c-span.org/event/house-...

10.02.2026 18:56 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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2/2 Karen Brinson Bell is co-founder and principal of Advance Elections, former executive director of the NC State Board of Elections, and president of the @electionteched.bsky.social.

Watch the hearing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mlv...

10.02.2026 16:41 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
“Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections”
“Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections” YouTube video by Committee on House Administration

1/2 Tune in now (Tues, Feb 10 at 10:15am Eastern) as Karen Brinson Bell testifies before the US House Committee on House Administration during the "Make Elections Great Again: How to Restore Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections" hearing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mlv...

10.02.2026 16:38 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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If You Can Keep It: Donald Trump and election integrity There is no evidence to support Trump’s repeated, false claims of voter fraud in the last presidential election.

On WAMU 885 / @npr.org : "If You Can Keep It: Donald Trump and #ElectionIntegrity" produced by Lauren Hamilton with guests @sethbluestein.bsky.social , @larrynorden.bsky.social, @nytnickc.bsky.social & @jessicahuseman.bsky.social:

the1a.org/segments/if-...

09.02.2026 19:20 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Give it a read - and please subscribe!

07.02.2026 21:19 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Dow Crosses 50,000 For First Time Ever As Tech Stocks Rebound It took just under two years for the index to set its latest 10,000-point milestone.

It took just under two years for the index to set its latest 10,000-point milestone.

06.02.2026 19:45 👍 219 🔁 60 💬 135 📌 25

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08.02.2026 00:49 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Fun Olympic humor!

07.02.2026 16:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us Wed., Feb 11 at 11am Pacific for the next episode of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social at @caltech.edu's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar and podcast series with guest Cameron Wimpy, Arkansas State University!

Register today and join us next week: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

06.02.2026 19:51 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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electionline Weekly - electionline

In the newser this week, “Turning the Tide on Turnover,” a new report from @issueonereform.bsky.social . That, plus so much more (no really, there’s a lot) election news and information: electionline.org/electionline...

05.02.2026 17:07 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Can the Feds actually run U.S. Elections? During a podcast, President Trump recently said, “The federal government should get involved” in running elections." Is this idle chatter or an actual threat?

New from @caltech.edu Professor @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Co-Director of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social on his #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack:

Can the Feds Actually Run U.S. Elections?🔸️Is this idle chatter or an actual threat?

Read & subscribe here: electionscience.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...

05.02.2026 17:43 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 2

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04.02.2026 20:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A hex map of the United States showing our 2024 precinct data collection & publication process. Nearly every state is now green, indicating that the data are available in our repository. NJ is blue, indicating that the state's data are in our quality assurance process. NY, MS, AZ, CA, and OR are yellow, indicating that data collection is still in progress for those states

A hex map of the United States showing our 2024 precinct data collection & publication process. Nearly every state is now green, indicating that the data are available in our repository. NJ is blue, indicating that the state's data are in our quality assurance process. NY, MS, AZ, CA, and OR are yellow, indicating that data collection is still in progress for those states

If you've been following along with our precinct project work, you may have already seen that we've uploaded four more states to our 2024 precinct-level dataset! Louisiana, Idaho, Hawaii, and Wyoming are now live. You can find the full dataset on our GitHub: buff.ly/gxPObXI

22.01.2026 20:00 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Great report on some fantastic work which I am proud to have been a part w/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social & Betsy Sinclair @washupolisci.bsky.social. Read "Building Trust and Capacity to Protect U.S. Elections: Key Insights from the 2025 Election Integrity Conferences"!

04.02.2026 17:40 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Watch today's episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with Host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social - Beyond the Hype: A Research Driven Look at Claims About New Voting - with guests Georgia Tech's @mikespecter.com & Delaney Gomen - on the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's YouTube channel: youtu.be/tbL1dlFT0NM.

29.01.2026 00:26 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Fantastic episode @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @mikespecter.com! Many people were talking about it in DC at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) & National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) conferences. Great job!

04.02.2026 17:34 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you @caltechlcssp.bsky.social friends for sharing info on the new @electionteched.bsky.social. Appreciate the support!

04.02.2026 17:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great piece by @michelleshafer.bsky.social on the new ETEF was published in today's edition of @electionline.bsky.social Weekly:

Introducing the Election Technology Education Fund
Bolstering trust & confidence in elections by advancing education, research, and outreach
By Michelle M. Shafer

29.01.2026 19:03 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

#ElectionGeeks: This will be a really interesting conversation on voting system usability and accessibility between @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Georgia Tech's @mikespecter.com, including discussion on Professor Specter's latest research.

23.01.2026 14:30 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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New real-world field study *inoculating* against misinformation in live social media scroll feeds out in Harvard Misinfo Review @misinforeview.bsky.social

We targeted +375k users with a short ad on Insta using a novel quasi-experimental method (1/3)

misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/preb...

23.01.2026 12:11 👍 147 🔁 57 💬 3 📌 16