Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #81
Election Reform Newsletter
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September 9, 2009
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On Topic: Voter Registration
The movement to reform voter registration increased its profile last week when the bipartisan Committee to Modernize Voter Registration publicly announced its formation, and The Pew Center on the States released an issue brief recommending ways to update the current system of voter registration.
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This research report reviews the success of policy initiatives to reach overseas voters. The report builds upon an index created by the author comparing the effectiveness of state legislation and identifies Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico, South Carolina and Kansas as the top scorers.
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This analysis finds that 70% of the more than two million provisional ballots submitted nationwide during the 2008 election were counted. It also finds that the major reason for rejected provisional ballots was that the voter was not registered in the state. Read more »
  

 

New Resources
VOTER REGISTRATION
The National Voter Registration Act at Fifteen (PDF)
Estelle Rogers, Esq.
Project Vote (July 2009)
Discount Voting: Voter Registration Reforms and their Effects
Michael J. Hanmer
University of Maryland, College Park (August 2009)
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology
American Association for the Advancement of Science (August 2009)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Election Enhancements for Ohio (PDF)
Office of the Ohio Secretary of State (August 2009)
The State of Elections In The Fifty States: Evaluating the Process Where It Counts (PDF)
Center for Democracy and Election Management at American University (August 2009)
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Featured Resources
It's in the Mail: Surveying UOCAVA Voters and Barriers to Overseas Voting (PDF) | AUGUST 2009
Dr. Claire M. Smith, Overseas Vote Foundation
This research report reviews the success of policy initiatives to reach overseas voters.
Documenting Disenfranchisement: Voter Identification at Indiana's 2008 General Election | SEPTEMBER 2009
Michael J. Pitts & Matthew D. Neumann, Indiana University of Law- Indianapolis
This research examines the effect of Indiana’s photo identification requirement on counting provisional ballots in the 2008 general elections.
Recommendations for Making Voter Registration Automatic and Portable | DECEMBER 2009
Governor's Commission on Strengthening Utah's Democracy
Convened to provide guidance to the state of Utah in the areas of election law, the Commission made recommendations regarding voter registration. Joining a number of other groups in proposing automatic voter registration, the Commission adopted all of its recommendations unanimously.
Viewpoint: How Do You Measure Election Reform? | APRIL 2009
Jessica Leval, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
In this piece, the Election Reform Project's Jessica Leval reviews Heather Gerken's book, The Democracy Index, which details a proposal for creating a ranking system for state and local governments based on the performance of their elections.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #92 | FEBRUARY 17, 2010
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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Research Projects
Center for American Politics and Citizenship
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.
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.
electionline.org
electionline.org
The Pew Center on the States
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.
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.
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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