Nadia Hilliard writes about lessons from the US presidential election

The US presidential election of 2020 has been perceived by many observers as one of the most important elections in American history. A highly polarised electorate turned out in record numbers in the middle of a pandemic and for the first time, the incumbent president refused to concede after a clear result, while pushing a steady, yet unsubstantiated series of claims about voter fraud and voting irregularities. Given the highly unusual set of circumstances surrounding this election, it is worth considering how well US institutions performed with respect to the conduct of a free and fair election, and what lessons should be learned for future electoral cycles.

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The piece was co-authored by Dr Nadia Hilliard (UCL Americas) and Dr Colin Provost (UCL Political Sciences) for the UCL Constitution Unit blog.

Dr Nadia Hilliard is a Lecturer of United States Studies (Politics) at UCL’s Institute of the Americas and a member of the UCL Centre for U.S. Politics (CUSP)

Dr Colin Provost is Associate Professor of Public Policy in the UCL Department of Political Science, where he directs the MSc in Public Policy. He is a member of the UCL Centre for U.S. Politics (CUSP) and is an affiliated researcher with the UCL Global Governance Institute.

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