During the 2024-2025 academic year, we have sponsored many events with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council, Art Museum of WVU, WVU Humanities Center, WVU Libraries, and Department of Political Science. These events included an art exhibition at the Art Museum of WVU, lectures by Nate Powell, Tracy Campbell, and Lindsay Cormack, and two … Continue reading Our Votes – Our Values
Ranked-Choice Voting Isn’t a Threat to Elections
Published on December 22, 2023 by Erik Herron in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. What is the greatest threat to election integrity in West Virginia and the United States? Judging by West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner’s recent public commentary, it is now ranked choice voting. All voting methods have benefits and flaws, but Warner’s call … Continue reading Ranked-Choice Voting Isn’t a Threat to Elections
Estonia’s e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?
Published on March 17, 2023 by Erik Herron in The Conversation View the original publication at The Conversation. Estonia, a small country in northern Europe, reached a digital milestone when the country headed to the polls on March 5, 2023. For the first time, over 50% of voters cast their ballots online in a national parliamentary election. As … Continue reading Estonia’s e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?
WVU political scientist working to unite voters, not divide
Published on 02/23/2023 by Laura Roberts One West Virginia University expert is doing his part to create “a more perfect union” following meaningful discussions with state residents focused on election values rather than partisan politics. The study of election integrity involves more than just research, according to Erik Herron, an Eberly Family Distinguished Professor in the Eberly College of … Continue reading WVU political scientist working to unite voters, not divide
Herron and Workman: More talk of values needed (Opinion)
Originally published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on 11/14/2022 West Virginians hold many values that form the core of a strong cultural identity. Because these values are part of us, they are difficult to bargain away or trade when they conflict with one another, even in the same individual. To advance one value, we may have … Continue reading Herron and Workman: More talk of values needed (Opinion)
Election Integrity Seminar Held at Glenville State University
Originally published on 10/12/2022 GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University was the most recent stop for a seminar series that has taken place at other campuses around West Virginia. On October 4, the Department of Social Science hosted Election Integrity in the Mountain State, a program made possible by funding from the National Endowment for … Continue reading Election Integrity Seminar Held at Glenville State University
WVU session looks at voting integrity in the Mountain State
Originally published on 9/08/2022 by Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
Erik Herron: American elections are fair but require patience (Opinion)
Originally published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail on 9/30/2020 Elections in the United States - and in West Virginia - are free and fair. I have researched elections around the world for over two decades, and I have seen with my own eyes how elections can be falsified through voter intimidation, ballot box stuffing and other … Continue reading Erik Herron: American elections are fair but require patience (Opinion)
Election Integrity in the Mountain State 