Below you will find a list of some of the Poll Worker Surveys that have been conducted in the last few years.  Each summary includes a link to a complete PDF version of the survey instrument.  Where applicable, there are also links to final reports or academically published findings based on each poll worker survey.

Date: November 2008, General Election
Location: Boston, MA
Conducted By: Rachel Cobb (Suffolk University)
Survey Instrument: Pre-Election Survey, Post-Election Survey

Date: May 2008, Primary Election
Location: Butler and Delaware Counties, Ohio
Conducted By: Quin Monson and Kelly Patterson (Brigham Young University) and Stephen Mockabee (University of Cincinnati)
Survey Medium: Mail-out, Mail-back and Internet combination
Respondents: 1,883
Survey Instrument: Click Here
Reports: To Be Released by the Pew Charitable Trusts

Date: November 2006, February 2008, June 2008
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
Conducted By: Paul Drugan, for LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Survey Medium: Mail-out, Mail-back
Respondents: 3,497, 2,485, 2,661
Survey Instrument/Report: November 2006, February 2008, June 2008

Date: November 2006, General Election
Location: Bernalillo, Doña Ana, and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico
Conducted By: R. Michael Alvarez (CalTech), Lonna Atkeson (University of New Mexico) and Thad Hall (University of Utah)
Survey Medium: Mail-out, Mail-back
Respondents: 585
Survey Instrument:  Click Here
Reports: The New Mexico Election Administration Report

Date: November/December 2006, General Election
Location: Franklin and Summit Counties, Ohio; Utah Statewide
Conducted By: Quin Monson and Kelly Patterson (Brigham Young University)
Survey Medium: Phone Survey
Respondents: 1,619
Survey Instrument: Franklin, Summit, Utah
Reports: Evaluating the Quality of the Voting Experience, Published Article References

Date: November 2006, General Election
Location: 8 Counties in California
Conducted By: Election Administration Research Center (Berkeley)
Survey Medium: Placed in precinct supplies, returned by mail
Respondents: 3,231
Survey Instrument: Click Here
Reports: 2006 Survey Final Report

Date: June 2006, Primary Election
Location: 25 Counties in California
Conducted By: Karin Mac Donald and Bonnie Glaser (Berkeley)
Survey Medium: Placed in precinct supplies, returned by mail
Respondents: 15,408
Survey Instrument: Click Here
Reports: The Why, How, What and When of Precinct Boards: Reactions from the Front Line
From Locomotive to Bullet Train: Street-level Implementation of E-Voting
The Front Lines of Democracy: Who Staffs Polling Places and Does it Matter?
Explaining Voting System Performance: Do Technology, Training, and Poll Worker Characteristics Matter?
Poll Workers and Their Motivation to Serve

Date: June 2006, Primary Election
Location: Utah's 3rd Congressional District
Conducted By: Quin Monson and Kelly Patterson (Brigham Young University) and Thad Hall (University of Utah)
Survey Medium: Mail-out, Mail-back
Respondents: 131
Survey Instrument: Click Here
Reports: Published Article References

Date: May 2006, Primary Election
Location: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Conducted By: Quin Monson and Kelly Patterson (Brigham Young University) and Thad Hall (University of Utah)
Survey Medium: Phone Survey
Respondents: 527
Survey Instrument: Click Here
Reports: Cuyahoga County Final Report

National Donor Survey and 2008 Monograph

CSED researchers Dr. David Magleby and Dr. Jay Goodliffe recently released preliminary findings of an innovative new national survey of campaign donors as well as Dr. Magleby's new in-depth report of competitive elections in 2008.

CSED in the News

An article by Quin Monson and Kelly Patterson in the July issue of American Politics Research shows the impact that poll workers can have on voters' perceptions of elections. Read the BYU press release about the article here.