AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Voting in 2008: Lessons Learned (PDF)

The American election system may have avoided a meltdown during the 2008 election, but issues did arise that preventing a completely smooth Election Day. In this report, Common Cause’s Tova Wang explores several such concerns (including long lines and deceptive practices) and makes recommendation on how to prevent them from happening in the future.

Read the report here (PDF).

Democracy Spoiled: National, State, and County Disparities in Disenfranchisement Through Uncounted Ballots (PDF) | JULY 2002

Civil Rights Project at Harvard University

This report explores the frequency of ballot spoilage in 2000 by county and finds a disproportionately high level of spoilage in minority counties.

Voter ID Requirements and the Disenfranchisements of Latino, Black, and Asian Voters (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007

Matt Barreto (University of Washington), Stephen A. Nuño (University of California, Irvine), and Gabriel R. Sanchez (University of New Mexico)

Drawing on exit poll data from 2006 collected in California, New Mexico, and Washington, this paper concludes that immigrant and minority voters are significantly less likely to provide multiple forms of identification.

Election Day Registration: Best Practices (PDF) | MARCH 2009

Dēmos

Election Day Registration is an increasingly popular way to ease the registration process, and this report outlines a set of best practices for implementing such a policy.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #76 | JUNE 3, 2009

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Translating the Vote: The Impact of the Language Minority Provision of the Voting Rights Act (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006

electionline.org

The Voting Rights Act's language minority provisions have consequences for election administrators nationwide, and this report highlights the challenges the requirements present, the role technology plays in the implementation of the provision, and pending litigation and legislation on the topic.

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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.

Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC Berkeley

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.

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.

Center for American Politics and Citizenship

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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Voter Registration

Election Administration

Voting Integrity

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
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The Brookings Institution
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