AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

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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).

Voters Win with Same Day Registration | JANUARY 2010

Dēmos

Rather than submit a provisional ballot, some unregistered voters are able to both register and vote on Election Day. Same Day Registration has been enacted in nine states and the District of Columbia. This memo explores this policy’s effect on turnout.

Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World (PDF) | JUNE 2009

Jennifer S. Rosenberg & Margaret Chen, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

This report studies voter registration systems in sixteen countries and in four provinces in Canada, assessing different technologies. From these results the authors propose strategies taken from these countries' experiences that can be applied to voter registration in the United States.

Automatic Registration in the United States: The Selective Service Example (PDF) | JULY 2009

Laura Seago, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

A case study on the registration process employed by Selective Service officials provides insight into how government agencies can collaborate to create accurate voter registration files.

Discount Voting: Voter Registration Reforms and their Effects | AUGUST 2009

Michael Hanmer, University of Maryland, College Park/i>

In this new book, Michael Hanmer argues that to understand how these institutional arrangements affect outcomes, it is necessary to consider the interactions between social and political context and these laws.

When Voters Move (PDF) | JUNE 2009

Myrna Perez, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

This report reviews individual state guidelines regarding registration when voters move, and finds that they are inconsistently applied, confusing to both voters and officials, and that current federal and state law protections are overly limiting.

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Dēmos

Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.

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.

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.

Election Law @ Moritz

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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