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Derek Willis

Derek Willis was a news applications developer at ProPublica, focusing on politics and elections.

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Derek Willis was a news applications developer at ProPublica, focusing on politics and elections. He previously worked as a developer and reporter at The New York Times, a database editor at The Washington Post, and at the Center for Public Integrity and Congressional Quarterly. He began his journalism career at The Palm Beach Post. He is a co-founder of OpenElections, a project to collect and publish election results from all 50 states.

Why You Might Have To Vote a Provisional Ballot

by Derek Willis,

The Good and Very Bad Reasons for Long Lines on Election Day

by Derek Willis,

Double Voting is Extremely Rare, and One Solution Might Be Worse

by Derek Willis,

What Record Early Voting in North Carolina Might Mean for Election Day

Derek Willis,

Freed From Federal Oversight, Southern States Slash Number of Polling Places

Derek Willis,

Hundreds of Suburban Philadelphia Voters Still Haven’t Gotten Their Absentee Ballots

Derek Willis,

America’s Most Important Workers on Election Day Aren’t Paid Like it

Derek Willis,

Early Voting in Maryland Breaks Records

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Reporting Recipe: Election Administration Data From Electionland

How to use a federal election administration data set to cover the U.S. elections.

by Derek Willis,

Reporting Recipe: Election Administration Data From Electionland

How to use a federal election administration data set to cover the U.S. elections.

by Derek Willis and Jessica Huseman,