AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

King County Elections Moving to Vote by Mail (PDF)

Dean C. Logan, director of elections in King County, Washington, explores the benefits of shifting to an all vote-by-mail system and suggests a practical timeline to implement the change.

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Primary Education: Election Reform and the 2004 Presidential Race (PDF) | JANUARY 2004

Dan Seligson (electionline.org) and Tova Andrea Wang (The Century Foundation), electionline.org

In this report, the authors provide a detailed review of election reform progress in the key 2004 primary election states.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #55 | JULY 2, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Early Returns on Election Reform: Discretion, Disenfranchisement, and the Help America Vote Act (PDF) | 2005

Daniel P. Tokaji (Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University), George Washington Law Review

Tokaji examines problems in the 2004 election, including voting equipment, voter registration, and provisional balloting, and recommends avoiding future difficulties by upgrading technology, deciding litigation prior to the election, and establishing clear administrative rules, among other things

Voting by Mail and Turnout: A Replication and Extension (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007

Paul Gronke and Peter A. M. Miller, Early Voting Information Center

This paper attempts to replicate widely-cited results from a prior study that show that voting-by-mail increases turnout in Oregon. They conclude that any increases derive from the novelty of a new voting technique and from unique circumstances surrounding the first three vote-by-mail elections.

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Survey Report (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

As mandated by HAVA, the EAC analyses data on UOCAVA voters in the 2006 election, highlighting the challenges they face and making recommendations for improving the process in the future.

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Election Law @ Moritz

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.

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

Electionline.org

Electionline.org provides daily news updates on election reform issues, as well as deeper analysis of selected topics, including recent reports on voter registration, recount procedures, and the progress in implementing the Help America Vote Act since 2002.

Early Voting Information Center

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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