Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Best Book Award!

The Executive Committee of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM), a section of the American Society for Public Administration, announced “A Republic If You Can Afford It: How Much Does It Cost to Administer Elections?” written by Zachary Mohr, Martha Kropf, Mary Jo McGowan, and JoEllen Pope and published by Cambridge University Press in 2024, as the recipient of the 2026 ABFM Best Book Award. Dr. Martha Kropf and Dr. Mary Jo McGowan are faculty members in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of UNC Charlotte.