The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections for Federal Office 2007-2008 (PDF)
The Election Assistance Commission recently published its eighth report on implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which focused on the administration of the November 2006 and November 2008 elections. It finds that an additional 17.5 million voters registered between 2006 and 2008 to vote, this result points to trends beyond simple population growth (approximately 1% each year). Election Day Registration results are also released in this report.

Read the report here (PDF).
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