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Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #91

Election Reform Newsletter

February 3, 2010

On Topic: Voter Registration

Partnering with Motor Vehicle Offices and Public Assistance Agencies

Modernizing the process of voter registration requires coordination between election officials, motor vehicle offices, and public assistance agencies. Three states have already begun implementing their own modernization process; meanwhile, a survey of public assistance agencies probed the feasibility of using these agencies’ databases as the source for low-income citizens’ voter registration information.
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The Future of Election Reform: From Rules to Institutions

Although states are continuing to pass laws and reach decisions to comply with the mandates of HAVA and related laws, Daniel Tokaji argues that the United States still lacks a well-functioning independent electoral management body. Read more »


Ensuring that Provisional Ballots are Counted

Based upon election data collected since the passage of HAVA, this Project Vote memo recommends adopting a number of policies in order to increase the number of provisional ballots counted in future elections. Read more »

New Resources

VOTER ACCESS


Farrakhan v. Gregoire United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (January 2010)

Election Plan for 2010 Elections: Precinct Closings Hawaii Office of Elections (December 2009)

Voter Registration


Rhode Island Assembly overrides veto of teen pre-registration bill Rhode Island General Assembly (January 5, 2010)


Election Administration


2010 Election Administration Policy Recommendations Project Vote (January 2010)

Indiana's Outreach Library Indiana Election Division (January 2010)

MORE ON ELECTION REFORM

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