AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Investigating Voting Rights in Colorado: An Assessment of Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies (PDF)

As the first election since 1952 without an incumbent president or vice-president as a candidate, the number of new registrations for this November’s presidential contest is expected to be very high. A new report from Project Vote uses Colorado as a case study to explore a process designed to ease registration for low-income citizens—making forms available at public assistance agencies—and finds that the state has made some progress recently but that room for improvement still exists.

Read the report here (PDF).

An Agenda for Election Reform (PDF) | MARCH 2007

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.

Registration Bottlenecks: Will They Be a Problem in ’08? | JULY 2008

Nathan Cemenska, Election Law @ Moritz

With states facing record numbers of new registrants for this election cycle, this analysis examines the challenges that may arise, including with third-party registration groups and with the matching of social security and/or driver's license numbers.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #46 | FEBRUARY 20, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Investigating Voting Rights in Colorado: An Assessment of Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies (PDF) | JANUARY 2008

Jody Herman and Douglas Hess, Project Vote

This report examines Colorado's compliance with the public assistance agency provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, and finds that the state has made some progress recently but that room for improvement still exists.

Widespread Glitches, Snafus and Fender-Benders, but Few Major Meltdowns | NOVEMBER 9, 2006

electionline.org

Bringing their expertise in election reform with them, the electionline.org staff traveled to various potential hotspots around the country on Election Day. Read their analysis of election administration procedures, the impact of new laws and requirements, and more.

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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.

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.

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