Military and Overseas Voting: Problems and Progress in Ensuring the Vote
April 15, 2008
Voters overseas, both military and civilian, present unique problems in terms of ballot transmission, return, and security for election administrators nationwide. These issues are likely to be exacerbated this November by the high levels of interest in the presidential election. On April 15, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing to examine these challenges.
For more information about the hearing, go here.
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David C. King, Harvard University
This study, following up on massive ballot shortage problems in Boston during the November 2006 elections, outlines 14 steps for improving the administration of elections in that city.
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Wendy R. Weiser and Jonah Goldman, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Part of a new initiative launched by the Brennan Center and the Lawyers' Committee, this report highlights reform proposals on a range of topics, including voter registration, electronic voting systems, election administration, and disenfranchisement issues.
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electionline.org
Electionline.org's analysis of the 2006 elections reveals some problems, but no proverbial perfect storm of equipment malfunctions, close races, and contested results. The report also highlights a number of things that went right on November 7, and offers some suggestions for the future.
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Ronald L. Rivest (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Rivest introduces the concept of preliminary voting, by which a voter may cast a preliminary ballot before the close of elections but must visit the polling site on Election Day to confirm the vote officially, as a potentially convenient and cost-effective compromise to Internet voting
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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University of Maryland
As part of its broader research focus on elections, campaign ethics, campaign finance, and the legislative process, the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland is engaged in research projects on voting technology and ballot design specifically.
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Election Law @ Moritz, run through Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, contains both explanation and commentary on a wealth of election reform issues from a legal perspective.
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Reed College
Directed by early voting scholar Paul Gronke and housed at Reed College, the Early Voting Information Center provides news and research on and a state-by-state overview of early voting issues.
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This project aims to evaluate the current state of reliability and uniformity of U.S. voting systems; to establish uniform attributes and quantitative guidelines for performance and reliability of voting systems; and to propose specific uniform guidelines and requirements for reliable voting systems
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Part of the Institute for Governmental Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, the Election Administration Research Center (EARC) aims to improve the administration of elections.
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