AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Thank you for following the work of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project. We’ll continue looking at the issues of election reform at AEI and Brookings. For new work on congressional redistricting, please visit www.redistrictingproject.org.

Public Assistance Databases and Automatic Voter Registration: A Survey

In a survey conducted with public assistance agencies in 40 states and the District of Columbia, Demos asked about the feasibility of implementing an upgrade of voter registration databases based upon the records kept by these agencies. Responses enforce the conclusions of the voter registration modernization movement: collaboration among election officials and public assistance agencies will increase the efficiency and accuracy of our voter rolls, and lower the cost of maintenance.

Read the report here.

Indiana's Outreach Library | JANUARY 2010

Indiana Election Division

The Indiana Election Division published its Outreach Library for the 2010 elections. Among the resources available for both voters and election officials are guides for military and overseas voters, voter identification requirement outlines, and a handbook for election officials.

Maintenance of State Voter Registration Lists (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2009

National Association of Secretaries of State

This NASS document provides a state-level review of voter registration list maintenance practices.

The State of Elections In The Fifty States: Evaluating the Process Where It Counts (PDF) | JULY 2009

Center for Democracy and Election Management

This report reviews the election process across all fifty states, using the Carter-Baker Commission’s recommendations as guidelines.

Modernizing Ohio's System for Registering Voters: Automatic and Online Registration (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2009

Wendy R. Weiser, Adam Skaggs, Christopher Ponoroff & Lawrence Norden, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

For Ohio, with an outdated and inefficient registration process, modernizing its voter registration system is a priority.

Approval of Georgia's VoteSafe Program | DECEMBER 2009

Karen Handel, Georgia Secretary of State

Under the Voting Rights Act, any state-level change to voter registration rules must be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. Georgia’s proposed VoteSafe program, designed to keep private the addresses of victims of domestic violence, was approved by the Department of Justice.

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Dēmos

Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.

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.

Project Vote

Project Vote is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) that works to empower, educate, and mobilize low-income, minority, youth, and other marginalized and under-represented voters.

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.

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.

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