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.

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. Until it adopts this approach to election oversight, the United States will continue to look to judges and the courts to play the role of policing election administration.

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Viewpoint: If My Election Isn't Broken, Don't Fix It: The Limits of Voter Confidence Measures and Public Opinion on Election Reform | JULY 1, 2009

Molly Reynolds, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

In this analysis, the Election Reform Project’s Molly Reynolds looks at what responses from a 2008 survey can tell us about what the public prefers in terms of election reform proposals—and the limits of relying on such data in this particular area.

Election Enhancements for Ohio: Legislative Summary (PDF) | AUGUST 2009

Office of the Ohio Secretary of State

The Ohio Secretary of State conducted this legislative analysis of House Bill 260, the election enhancements bill introduced by State Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Heard.

The 2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey | NOVEMBER 2009

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

The Election Administration and Voting Survey is used to report on the method by which the electorate votes on a whole, and specifically on overseas voters and the implementation of NVRA.

Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability | NOVEMBER 2009

Edward B. Foley, Election Law @ Moritz

Ned Foley’s post on Election Law @ Moritz delves into the issue of uncounted ballots. This category includes absentee ballots either wrongly rejected or arriving late (usually from overseas) and provisional ballots that haven’t yet been evaluated.

2008 Election Data Collection Grant Program Evaluation Report (PDF) | JUNE 2009

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

This report provides the results from an evaluation of five projects to improve election data collection in 2008. Overall, the grantees increased their level of core data collection, improving to 80 percent of the core data from less than half in 2006.

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Brennan Center for Justice

NYU School of Law

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.

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.

FairVote

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

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.

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.

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