Charles Stewart III
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Charles Stewart III is the Kenan Sahin distinguished professor of political science at MIT. In addition, he is the director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, co-director of the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, and co-director of the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project.
Recently published
Despairing over the Senate stalemate won't fix voting rights
Charles Stewart III on why, though profoundly unsatisfying, the status quo on voting rights could be the best option for the moment.
Censure Won't Remove Trump, But It Would Hold Him Accountable. And Cause Big Problems For Republicans
Dealing with our current crisis requires more than removing Donald Trump from office, writes Charles Stewart III. It requires creating the conditions for elections to marginalize opponents of constitutional government....
Doomsday Scenarios Abound, But The Next President Will Be Decided By The Voters. Not The Courts, Not Congress
Whether a constitutional crisis emerges in the days after the election will depend on the counting of every single vote, writes MIT political science Prof. Charles Stewart III. Focus on...