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Julia Brothers

Julia Brothers is the Senior Program Manager for Elections and Deputy Director of the Open Election Data Initiative at the National Democratic Institute (NDI). She has over 14 years of experience supporting democratic institutions at home and abroad. Ms. Brothers has worked in 17 countries leading electoral integrity projects, largely in post-conflict or politically transitioning environments. Prior to NDI, she worked for the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Election Initiatives to improve American electoral systems, using research and advocacy to promote state election reform legislation, modernize voter registration processes, and support election data centralization and open data tools. Earlier, she served as a Coordinator for EMILY’s List and worked on several state and national political campaigns in the US.

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The Open Election Data Initiative: Expanding and Using Data to Improve Electoral Processes

Initiatives like OGP have made substantial strides in opening a broad range of government data. This trend is particularly relevant to - and much needed in - elections, which are subject to basic democratic standards for transparency. With advancements in…

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