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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.

More Texans Are Voting Early by Mail. But Only Some Are Allowed To.

Derek Willis, Oct. 28, 2016, 5:57 p.m. EDT

Court Orders West Virginia County Clerk to Follow the Law and Accept Online Voter Registrations

Derek Willis, Oct. 28, 2016, 5:25 p.m. EDT

That Time I Was Investigated for Voter Fraud

If you think voter fraud is an unprosecuted crime, tell that to the Maryland investigators who knocked on my front door in 2014.

by Derek Willis, Oct. 25, 2016, 3:08 p.m. EDT

Provisional Ballots Help Ensure Voters’ Rights. Even Trump Used One.

Derek Willis, Oct. 21, 2016, 6:45 p.m. EDT

ACLU Sues West Virginia County Clerk Over Online Registration

Derek Willis, Oct. 20, 2016, 3:58 p.m. EDT

Floridians Have Already Cast 750,000 Votes

Derek Willis, Oct. 19, 2016, 9 p.m. EDT

How Are Elections Run in Your County?

One way to predict how the 2016 election will run is to look at how things went the last time we elected a president.

by Ken Schwencke and Derek Willis, Oct. 19, 2016, 3:32 p.m. EDT

Milwaukee Might Toss Out “Record Number” of Absentee Ballots

Derek Willis, Oct. 13, 2016, 5:17 a.m. EDT

Early Voting Update

Derek Willis, Oct. 13, 2016, 5:10 a.m. EDT

Wrong Ballots in Florida

Derek Willis, Oct. 12, 2016, 5:18 a.m. EDT