Michael Hanmer

Michael Hanmer joined the faculty in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland in the Fall of 2007. He is currently a Professor in GVPT and Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement. Mike specializes in American politics, with an emphasis on voting rights, civic engagement, and public opinion, and political methodology, and his book, Discount Voting: Voter Registration Reforms and Their Effects, investigates the effects of registration laws on turnout, the composition of the electorate, and party behavior in the United States.

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Research Interests

• Voter registration, voting, voting rights
• Election administration, election laws
• Youth engagement
• Public opinion 
• Sports and politics