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.

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. These include counting provisional ballots separately for each office on the ballot, to allow for votes for state-level and nationwide offices to be included in the vote tally, and altering the provisional ballot to be distinguishable from regular ballots and easier to understand.

Read the memo here.

The State of Elections In The Fifty States: Evaluating the Process Where It Counts (PDF) | JULY 2009

Center for Democracy and Election Management

This report reviews the election process across all fifty states, using the Carter-Baker Commission’s recommendations as guidelines.

Indiana's Outreach Library | JANUARY 2010

Indiana Election Division

The Indiana Election Division published its Outreach Library for the 2010 elections. Among the resources available for both voters and election officials are guides for military and overseas voters, voter identification requirement outlines, and a handbook for election officials.

Hope and Experience: Election Reform through the Lens of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project | JUNE 29, 2010

John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.

Election Enhancements for Ohio: A Report to the Governor and General Assembly (PDF) | APRIL 2009

Office of the Ohio Secretary of State

This report takes a comprehensive look at Ohio's election system, report highlighting both successes and failures and making a range of recommendations.

Ensuring that Provisional Ballots are Counted | JANUARY 2010

Project Vote

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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