Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #50
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
April 16, 2008
Election Reform Newsletter.
On Topic.New Resources.Events. Forward to a Colleague.
On Topic: Voter Registration
Spurred by high interest in the 2008 election, officials in states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Oregon are reporting record or near-record numbers of voters on the rolls. Recently, the integrity and operability of these lists has been the focus of both a task force of the National Academies of Sciences and a hearing by the Senate Rules Committee.
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»  REPORT: "State Voter Registration Databases: Immediate Actions and Future Improvements, Interim Report," Committee on State Voter Registration Databases, National Research Council of the National Academies (April 2008)
»  HEARING/EVENT: "Protecting Voters at Home and at the Polls: Limiting Abusive Robocalls and Vote Caging Practices," U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (February 27, 2008)
 
 
 
 
The notion of “voter access” spans a large number of demographic groups, including senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and voters with limited English proficiency. A new report from the Brennan Center examines another such group—people with previous criminal convictions—and lays out a set of recommendations for ending the felon disenfranchisement policies that are in place in most states.
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Voters overseas, both military and civilian, present unique problems in terms of ballot transmission, return, and security for election administrators nationwide. These issues are likely to be exacerbated this November by the high levels of interest in the presidential election. On April 15, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing to examine these challenges.
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New Resources
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
The 2008 Presidential Primaries and Caucuses: What We've Learned So Far
U.S. House Committee on House Administration (April 2008)
Draft: 2008 Election Day Survey
U.S. Election Assistance Commission (March 2008)
VOTER REGISTRATION
Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts (PDF)
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Jonathan Nagler (New York University)
Dēmos (March 2008)
VOTING TECHNOLOGY
Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (March 21, 2008)
Electronic Elections: The Perils and Promises of Digital Democracy
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Thad Hall (University of Utah)
Princeton University Press (March 2008)
MORE ON ELECTION REFORM
 
Events
Public Meeting
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
April 16, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
 
 
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Featured Resources
Recounts: From Punch Cards to Paper Trails (PDF) | OCTOBER 2005
electionline.org
Electionline.org’s survey of state election directors regarding procedures to recount and audit ballots reveals different practices throughout the country
New Analysis Shows Voter Identification Laws Do Not Reduce Turnout (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 19, 2007
David B. Muhlhausen and Keri Weber Sikich, Center for Data Analysis, The Heritage Foundation
In this analysis, researchers at the Heritage Foundation attempt to replicate the results of researchers at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, arguing that some of the earlier findings are unfounded.
Electronic Voting Systems (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2004
David Dill and Will Doherty, Verified Voting
This report details arguments about the shortcomings of electronic voting machines, focusing on anecdotal information from the 2004 election.
Voter IDs Are Not the Problem: A Survey of Three States (PDF) | JANUARY 2008
Center for Democracy and Election Management, American University
This report explores one of the fundamental claims being made in the Indiana voter ID case--that a large number of people would be dienfranchised because they lack the necessary ID--and suggests that the problem may not be as widespread as some have argued.
Best Practices to Improve Voter Identification Requirements (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2007
Thomas M. O'Neill (Eagleton) and Timothy Vercellotti (Eagleton), Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University and Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University
In this report, the authors' analysis suggets that stricter voter identification requirements can be associated with lower turnout and makes recommendations for action by the EAC on issues related to voter ID.
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Research Projects
Center for American Politics and Citizenship
Center for American Politics and Citizenship
University of Maryland
As part of its broader research focus on elections, campaign ethics, campaign finance, and the legislative process, the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland is engaged in research projects on voting technology and ballot design specifically.
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
This project aims to evaluate the current state of reliability and uniformity of U.S. voting systems; to establish uniform attributes and quantitative guidelines for performance and reliability of voting systems; and to propose specific uniform guidelines and requirements for reliable voting systems
Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC Berkeley
Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC 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.
Early Voting Information Center
Reed College
Directed by early voting scholar Paul Gronke and housed at Reed College, the Early Voting Information Center provides news and research on and a state-by-state overview of early voting issues.
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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