Michael Hanmer

Dr. Michael Hanmer is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics and Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on political participation, public opinion, voting rights, election administration, and political methodology. He co-directs The Washington Post-UMD poll. Hanmer is the author of Discount Voting: Voter Registration Laws and Their Effects and co-author of Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot. He has published articles on a variety of topics related to elections such as voter registration, absentee voting, voting-by-mail, ballot design, college student voting, early voting, public agency registration, and voter identification laws. He has also published on public opinion toward foreign policy, methods to increase the accuracy of survey responses, and methods to improve the reporting of statistical analyses.

Dr. Hanmer received his B.A. in economics from SUNY Geneseo and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.