See below for links to spreadsheets and documents containing all data used in Guardrails for the Guardians: Reducing Secretary of State Conflict of Interest and Building a More Impartial U.S. Election Administration.
December 2020 NANR Presentation
Figures from Report
Secretary of State / Chief Election Official Data
- Secretary of State Dataset: All Secretaries by State, Title, Tenure, Name, Party Affiliation, Endorsements, and Campaign Positions
- Secretary of State Prior Experience Data – Political and Elections
- Secretary of State Campaign/Endorsement Table (by State and by Year)
- Sought Other Office (During or After Tenure as Secretary) Data
- Held Secretary of State Position While Seeking Other Office – Years, General Election, and Recusal Data
- Secretaries Seeking Higher Office vs. Partisanship Data
- Elected Secretary of State Re-Election Data
- Secretary of State Lawsuits and Status Sheet
- Elections Performance Index Data by State and Secretary Method of Selection
Information on State Laws and Constitutional Requirements for Secretaries of State
- Ropes & Gray Analysis of States with Elected Secretaries of State
- Past Legislation Addressing Chief Election Officer Conflict of Interest
- Oaths of Office for Chief Election Official in Every State
- Designation of CEO Duties in Constitution by State
- Secretarial Control of Local Election Official Selection Methods
Survey Response Data
Supplemental / Comparison Data
- Nonpartisan Judicial Elections Literature Review
- Attorney General Re-Election, Runs for Other Office Success Rate Data
- Attorney General Re-Election, Runs for Other Office Success Rate Data
- Attorney General/Secretary of State Fundraising Data
- Comparison of State Legislature and Gubernatorial Party Control to SOS
For more information on this data, please contact ERN Research Fellow Al Vanderklipp: avanderklipp[at]electionreformers.org
