Media
Op-Eds
New York Times: Why Does No One Vote in Local Elections (Hajnal 2018)
New York Times: Better Government In New York Depends on Higher Turnout (2023)
Washington Post: Fewer People Are Expected to Vote in This Year’s Off-Cycle Elections (Hajnal, Kogan, and Markarian 2023)
Los Angeles Times: Ferguson – No Peace Without Representation (Hajnal 2014)
Washington Post: Where does America’s lower turnout matter most? In Local Elections (Hajnal and Trounstine 2015)
National News
The Atlantic: Americans Vote to Much (Demsas 2023)
New York Times: Does America Vote too Much (2022)
Statewide or Local News
New York Times: The Odd Timing of Local Elections in New York (2017)
Boston Globe: A small electorate chooses Boston’s mayors. Let’s change that (2021)
​
Miami Herald: Miami Dysfunction: That landslide win Mayor Suarez brags about? That’s not the whole story (Editorial Board 2018)
8KPAX: Lawmakers consider bill to move Montana municipal elections to even years (Ambarian 2025)
​
Daily Camera: Editorial: Increasing turnout must be our priority, ‘yes’ on 2E (dailycamera.com)
Podcasts/Videos
Ballotpedia: Off-cycle elections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNCNHpAAJq8
SSN – No Jargon: Timing is Everything
https://scholars.org/podcast/timing-everything
POLICY FOR PROGRESS: Our Democracy is Having an Off Day -Boston, MA Anzia
KRTV: Should Montana Municipal Elections Move to Even Numbered Years