CDCE is located near Maryland’s state capital, and many faculty study Maryland state government and politics, including voter identification laws and local compliance with federal civil rights laws.

"Understanding the Adoption of Voter Identification Laws in the American States." Daniel R. Biggers and Michael J. Hanmer. American Politics Research, 45: 560-588. 2017.

“Encouraging Local Compliance with Federal Civil Rights Laws: Field Experiments with the National Voter Registration Act.” Douglas R. Hess, Michael J. Hanmer, and David W. Nickerson. Public Administration Review, 76:165-174, 2016.

“Message, Milieu, Technology, and Turnout Among Military and Overseas Voters.” Paul S. Herrnson, Ho Youn Koh, Michael J. Hanmer, and Claire Smith. Electoral Studies, 39, 142-152, 2015.

“Who Makes Voting Convenient? Explaining the Adoption of Early and No-Excuse Absentee Voting in the American States.” Daniel R. Biggers and Michael J. Hanmer. State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 15, 192-210, 2015.

“The Impact of E-mail on the Use of New Convenience Voting Methods and Turnout by Overseas Voters: A Field Experiment to Address Their Challenges with New Technology.” Michael J. Hanmer, Paul S. Herrnson, and Claire Smith. Election Law Journal, 14, 97-110, 2015.

“Ecological Inference Under Unfavorable Conditions: Straight and Split-Ticket Voting in Diverse Settings and Small Samples.” Won-ho Park, Michael J. Hanmer, and Daniel R. Biggers. Electoral Studies,36:192-203, 2014.

Discount Voting: Voter Registration Reforms and Their Effects.  Michael J. Hanmer. Cambridge University Press. 2009.