To cite package ‘elect’ in publications use:

  van den Hout A, Chan M (2026). _elect: Estimation of Life
  Expectancies Using Multi-State Models_. R package version 1.2.1,
  <https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=elect>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {elect: Estimation of Life Expectancies Using Multi-State Models},
    author = {Ardo {van den Hout} and Mei Sum Chan},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.2.1},
    url = {https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=elect},
  }