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.

Helping Americans Vote: Poll Workers (PDF)

Election administration laws may vary widely across the states, but one issue affects all jurisdictions: the need to find qualified poll workers on Election Day. In a new report, electionline.org examines a variety of questions related to America’s poll workers, including state requirements for training, compensation, and absenteeism penalties.

Read the report here (PDF).

Statistical Analysis of the Post Election Audit Data | NOVEMBER 2009

Voting Technology Research Center

Post-election audits determine whether discrepancies between hand and machine ballot counts exist. Analysis of the 2008 election results in Connecticut find discrepancies in the vote counts caused by hand counting errors or vote misallocation, not as a result of machine tabulations.

The Effects of Election Day Vote Centers on Voter Experiences (PDF) | APRIL 2009

Robert Stein (Rice University) and Greg Vonnahme (University of Alabama)

This study explores voters’ opinions of vote centers, finding that voters rate them better than traditional polling places and that poll workers are especially important under this alternative model.

2010 Election Administration Policy Recommendations | JANUARY 2010

Project Vote

As election officials continue to prepare for the November midterm elections, Project Vote has assembled comprehensive recommendations to improve election administration in 11 states.

Long Lines at Polling Stations? Observations from an Election Day Field Survey (PDF) | APRIL 2009

Douglas Spencer (University of California, Berkeley) and Zachary S. Markovits (Pew Center on the States)

Through an Election Day field study, the authors examine the commonality of lines at polling stations. They find inefficiencies in all three steps of casting a ballot, which they define as voter arrivals, voter is served by poll workers, and voter interaction with voting machine.

Annual Report on Grant Programs, 2008 | FEBRUARY 2010

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

The EAC's annual report on 2008 spending provides detailed information regarding states’ usage of HAVA funds, as well as data on competitive grants distributed by the EAC. Of the $2.96 billion they received from the EAC, states have spent 76% and are expected to use remaining funds in 2010.

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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.

Election Administration Research Center (EARC)

University of California, Berkeley

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.

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.

FairVote

FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.

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.

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