Derek Willis
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A Better Way to Process Mississippi Precinct Results
When it comes to turning official precinct election results into data, there are few states like Mississippi.
Jan 27, 2024
Introducing Women’s College Volleyball Roster Data
Last year some students of mine at Maryland and I worked to produce a comprehensive set of data on women’s college basketball rosters, and while that process involved a lot of manual effort on top of a base of Python scrapers, it also got me thinking: how hard would it be to extend that system to other…
Dec 25, 2023
Using AI to Parse Election Results
If there’s one state that justifies the need for OpenElections, it’s Mississippi. Unlike some other states that don’t have a centralized election results system…
Nov 25, 2023
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