Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #34
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On Topic: Voter Registration |
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Registration: Where are We Now? Where are We Going? |
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Though it was passed nearly fifteen years ago, the National Voter Registration Act, or "Motor Voter," still receives significant attention, particularly as the EAC is required to submit biennial reports to Congress on the law's progress and impact. Electionline.org also continues to summarize key state legislative developments on voter registration issues.
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| Election Reform Research: The State of Play |
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Congress and the media may tend to focus on one particular aspect of the election reform debate at a time, but scholars across the country continue to examine and make recommendations to improve every step of the election administration process. In a new analysis piece, the Election Reform Project's Tim Ryan takes a snapshot of a wide range of current election reform research projects.
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| Problems and Possibilities of Balloting by Mail |
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As voting by mail and absentee voting have become increasingly widespread, new and distinct questions about ballot integrity, security, and administration have arisen. A new report from Project Vote highlights a number of these potential issues and lays out a series of recommendations to ensure that ballots cast outside polling places are sent to the right voters, filled out by those voters, and returned and counted properly.
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Events |
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2007 USENIX/ACCURATE Electronic Voting Technology Workshop
August 6, 2007
Boston, MA |
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About The Election
Reform Project |
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The AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project aims to synthesize election-related research, link the research and policy communities, track and assist the implemen-
tation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and encourage improvements in HAVA and in election conduct and administration. |
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The Election Reform Newsletter is a periodic e-mail publication from
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project http://www.electionreformproject.org
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20036 |
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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Sharon J. Laskowski et. al., National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
This NIST report presents recommendations to improve voting system usability and accessibility based on NIST's review of research, guidelines, standards, and evaluation methodologies.
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Matt Weil, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Jonathan Nagler (New York University), Dēmos
This analysis explores the potential turnout-boosting effects of Election Day Registration (EDR) in Massachusetts.
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Michael McDonald, George Mason University
While the concerns raised by election reform experts about the efficacy of Florida's proposal to redo its presidential primary by mail were many, this analysis highlights specific issues related to the accuracy of the addresses that would have to be used under such a proposal.
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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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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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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.
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This project aims to evaluate the current state of reliability and uniformity of U.S. voting systems; to establish uniform attributes and quantitative guidelines for performance and reliability of voting systems; and to propose specific uniform guidelines and requirements for reliable voting systems
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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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