Absentee voting, unexpected turnout and registration errors are just some problems local election officials may face

This month we published an interactive story that helps readers understand how elections are actually run all over the U.S. It’s based on data from the 2012 Election Administration and Voter Survey, a biannual project run by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to better understand voters’ experience at the polls. The story is part of Electionland,…