AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #42

Election Reform Newsletter

December 19, 2007

On Topic: Voting Integrity

Countdown to Crawford

On January 9, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, the controversial Indiana voter ID case. The outcome may have broad implications for voters going to the polls in 2008, and on January 7, the Election Reform Project will host an event previewing and evaluating the arguments in the case before the Court.
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»	REPORT: "The Disproportionate Impact of Indiana Voter ID Requirements on the Electorate" (PDF), Matt Barreto (University of Washington), Stephen A. Nuno (University of California, Irvine), and Gabriel Sanchez (University of New Mexico), University of Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (November 2007)

»	REPORT: "The Effects of Photographic Identification on Voter Turnout in Indiana: A County-Level Analysis" (PDF), Jeffrey Milyo, Institute of Public Policy, University of Missouri (November 2007)

»	HEARING/EVENT: , "The Politics and Law of Voter ID: Previewing the Supreme Court Arguments in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board," AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (January 7, 2008)


Learning Lessons from the Midwest

Because many aspects of election administration in the United States are dictated by the laws of individual states and counties, there are important lessons to be learned from looking closely at other jurisdictions. A new, exhaustive study by researchers at Ohio State examines all aspects of the administration systems of five Midwestern states and makes recommendations for reform on both the micro- and macro-levels. Read more »


Taking a Look Back at 2006

Election reform scholars nationwide are continually seeking new sources of data that can be used to explore various research questions, and the release of the Election Assistance Commission’s 2006 Election Administration and Voting Survey is likely to prove useful to many. The report examines a range of topics, including overall turnout; provisional balloting; voting machines; and poll workers and polling places. Read more »

New Resources

TECHNOLOGY ISSUES


Project EVEREST: Evaluation and Validation of Election Related Equipment, Standards and Testing (PDF) Office of the Ohio Secretary of State (December 2007)

EVEREST: Ohio's Voting System Report Daniel Tokaji Election Law @ Moritz (December 2007)

EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING


Bringing Voting Rights to Overseas and Military Voters (PDF) Tova Andrea Wang The Century Foundation (December 2007)


ELECTION ADMINISTRATION


The Help America Vote Act at 5 (PDF) electionline.org (November 2007)

Viewpoint: The View from the Batter's Box: State-Level Policy Meets Street-Level Problems Timothy J. Ryan AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (December 2007)

MORE ON ELECTION REFORM

» Voter Registration
» Voter Access
» Early and Absentee Voting
» Provisional Balloting
» Technology Issues
» Election Administration
» Voting Integrity
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Events

The Politics and Law of Voter ID
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Washington, DC
January 7, 2008

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Securing the Vote: An Analysis of Election Fraud (PDF) | 2003

Lori Minnite (Barnard College) and David Callahan (Dēmos), Dēmos

Minnite and Callahan find minimal incidence of election fraud in the United States and conclude that efforts to expand voter registration are compatible with fraud prevention

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #47 | MARCH 5, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Long Lines, Voting Machine Availability, and Turnout: The Case of Franklin County, Ohio in the 2004 Presidential Election (PDF) | 2005

Benjamin Highton (University of California, Davis), PS: Political Science & Politics

Using precint-level data from Franklin County, Ohio, Highton finds a causal link between voting machine scarcity and lower voter turnout. He notes, however, that much of the association between machine availability and voter turnout is caused by factors other than machine availability.

Military Voting and the Law: Procedural and Technological Solutions to the Ballot Transit Problem (PDF) | MARCH 2007

R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), Thad Hall (Utah), and Brian Roberts (Utah), Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah

Absentee voters currently serving in the military present unique challenges for election administrators at all levels of government, and this report examines ways to overcome these particular obstacles.

All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges (PDF) | APRIL 2007

Randolph C. Hite (U.S. Government Accountability Office), Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

In this testimony, the director of the GAO's Information Technology Architecture and Systems office outlines the need for intergovernmental cooperation in order to address the wide range of problems with electronic voting systems.

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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

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.

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 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.

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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