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Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #58

Election Reform Newsletter

September 3, 2008

On Topic: Election Administration

Manpower and Machines

As campaigns shift into high gear after Labor Day, so too do election administrators’ efforts to ensure they are ready for a smooth Election Day. An analysis from the Election Reform Project looks at poll worker recruitment and training issues, while a new report from FairVote tackles resource allocation questions.
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»	OPINION/ANALYSIS: "Poll Workers: The Forgotten Side of Election Reform?," Matthew Waring and David Waterman, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (September 2008)

»	REPORT: "Uniformity in Election Administration: A 2008 Survey of Swing State County Clerks, Missouri Edition" (PDF), Alison McNeely and Adam Fogel, FairVote (August 2008)


What Causes Confidence?

Measures of voter confidence are often used by election reform researchers as part of their efforts to determine whether election administration systems are operating well. In a new report from the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, Morgan Llewellyn, Thad Hall, and R. Michael Alvarez examine the determinants of faith in the process, and find that support for a winning candidate and access to a voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) both lead to higher levels of confidence. Read more »


Preventing Polling Place Lines

While many jurisdictions nationwide faced long lines during the 2004 election, perhaps none were worse than in Ohio, where, in some places, lines at poll closing times were recorded to be longer than five hours. A new report released by the Franklin County, Ohio Board of Elections outlines the underlying issues that cause long waits, and makes recommendations to improve the situation for this November. Read more »

New Resources

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION


2008 Primary in Review (PDF) electionline.org (July 2008)

Better Ballots (PDF) Lawrence Norden and Margaret Chen (Brennan Center for Justice), David Kimball (University of Missouri-St. Louis), and Whitney Quesenbery (Usability Professionals' Association) Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law (July 2008)

VOTING INTEGRITY


The Myth of Widespread Non-Citizen Voting: A Response to the Heritage Foundation (PDF) Truth in Immigration Project, Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund (August 2008)


VOTER REGISTRATION


What Happens When Voters Don't "Match"? Daniel Tokaji Election Law @ Moritz (July 2008)

Registration Bottlenecks: Will They Be a Problem in '08? Nathan Cemenska Election Law @ Moritz (July 2008)

MORE ON ELECTION REFORM

» Voter Registration
» Voter Access
» Early and Absentee Voting
» Provisional Balloting
» Technology Issues
» Election Administration
» Voting Integrity
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