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Trust in election processes and government function are vital to democratic society, with the need to perform and disseminate research into their workings crucial for improving our understanding and awareness of democratic functions. However, access to data at sufficient levels of privacy, granularity and temporal/regional specificity can very across jurisdictions, limiting our ability to such conduct studies. This article Collection aims to showcase recent efforts in election and political science data creation, describing datasets sourced from primary government data sources or quantitative research methods with the aim of advancing areas such as of policy, political engagement and other fields.