Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #85
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
November 4, 2009
Election Reform Newsletter.

 Forward to a Colleague.
On Topic: Early and Absentee Voting
Last week the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act was signed into law. This bill represents the largest overhaul in military voting since UOCAVA and the most substantial federal election law change since HAVA. Senator Charles Schumer's statement on the Senate Floor emphasizes its significance, and a factsheet summarizes the provisions of the MOVE Act.
Read more »
 
 
 
Maintaining accurate registered voter rolls requires coordination and energy both to add first-time registrants to the database and maintain accurate registration information for existing voters. This report provides recommendations to improve the accuracy of voter registration databases.
Read more »
  
  
 
A mailing campaign undertaken by the Washington Secretary of State focused on registering eighteen year-olds around the state to vote early. This report discusses the results of that campaign, finding that while registration increased among the target population, the cost of registration more than doubled per voter.
Read more »
  

 

New Resources
VOTER REGISTRATION
Declining Public Assistance Voter Registration and Welfare Reform: A Response
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) & Jonathan Nagler (NYU)
(October 2009)
Hearing: Modernizing the Election Registration Process
Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives
(October 2009)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Maintenance of State Voter Registration Lists
National Association of Secretaries of State (September 2009)
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
Voting Technology and Innovation
Thad E. Hall
University of Utah (August 2009)
E-Voting and Identity: Conference Proceedings
VoteID 2009 (October 2009)
MORE ON ELECTION REFORM
About The Election
Reform Project
The AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project aims to synthesize election-related research, link the research and policy communities, track and assist the implemen-
tation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and encourage improvements in HAVA and in election conduct and administration.
 
  » Read More
Also From Brookings
  The Governance
Studies Update
provides you with important updates on events, research, testimony, and more on improving our national government.
 
 
   
Sign up for Brookings Alert.
Also From Brookings
  AEI Today
is a daily update of events, publications, and other activities at AEI.
 
 
   
Sign up for AEI in an Instant.
  To unsubscribe from the Election Reform Newsletter, click here.
 
    
   
   
  The Election Reform Newsletter is a periodic e-mail publication from
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project  http://www.electionreformproject.org
  
   
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20036 | Privacy Policy		  
Featured Resources
Public Attitudes on State Election Administration, Goals, and Reforms (PDF) | APRIL 2009
David Konisky and Michael A. Powell, Institute of Public Policy, Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri
This report from researchers at the University of Missouri explores public opinion on a select set of issues, including Election Day registration, voting by mail, photo identification requirements, and early voting.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #90 | JANUARY 20, 2010
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Statistical Analysis of the Post Election Audit Data | NOVEMBER 2009
Voting Technology Research Center
Post-election audits determine whether discrepancies between hand and machine ballot counts exist. Analysis of the 2008 election results in Connecticut find discrepancies in the vote counts caused by hand counting errors or vote misallocation, not as a result of machine tabulations.
America Goes to the Polls: A Report on Voter Turnout in the 2008 Election (PDF) | APRIL 2009
Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network
This report explores a range of dimensions of turnout in the 2008 election, including the relationship between early voting and election day registration and individuals going to the polls.
Electronic Elections in a Politicized Polity (PDF) | JUNE 2009
Thad E. Hall (University of Utah), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
This paper examines how overall voter confidence has changed since the 2000 presidential elections. The decisions at the state level regarding voting systems have been very intensely politicized, which have affected the attitude of voters towards individual technologies.
More Resources  »
  Back To Top
Research Projects
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
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
Voting Technology Research Center (VoTeR Center)
University of Connecticut
The mission of the VoTeR center is to advise state agencies in the use of voting technologies and to investigate voting solutions and voting equipment to develop and recommend safe use procedures for their usage in elections.
Center for Democracy & Election Management
Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.
Dēmos
Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.
More Research Projects  »
  Back To Top
Related Topics
Project made possible by:
Voter Registration |  Voter Access |  Early and Absentee Voting |  Provisional Balloting |  Technology Issues |  Election Administration |  Voting Integrity |  Events | About Us | Contact Us | Projects and Experts | Resources | Home
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
www.aei.org
The Brookings Institution
www.brookings.edu
© Copyright 2010, AEI
and The Brookings Institution