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.

Will Vote-By-Mail Increase Participation? Evidence from California Counties (PDF)

While many advocates of voting-by-mail argue that it will increase voter participation, researchers continue to question this assumption. In a new study, Thad Kousser and Megan Mullin use a “natural experiment” in California to explore this question and find that the effects on turnout are mixed at best.

Read the report here (PDF).

NASS Summary of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act (PDF) | OCTOBER 2009

National Association of Secretaries of State

This NASS factsheet summarizes the different provisions of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, which was signed into law on October 28, 2009.

Improving State Voter Registration Databases (PDF) | OCTOBER 2009

Committee on State Voter Registration Databases, National Research Council

Maintaining accurate registered voter rolls requires coordination and energy both to add first-time registrants to the database and maintain accurate registration information for existing voters. This report provides recommendations to improve the accuracy of voter registration databases.

Maintenance of State Voter Registration Lists (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2009

National Association of Secretaries of State

This NASS document provides a state-level review of voter registration list maintenance practices.

Long Lines at Polling Stations? Observations from an Election Day Field Survey (PDF) | APRIL 2009

Douglas Spencer (University of California, Berkeley) and Zachary S. Markovits (Pew Center on the States)

Through an Election Day field study, the authors examine the commonality of lines at polling stations. They find inefficiencies in all three steps of casting a ballot, which they define as voter arrivals, voter is served by poll workers, and voter interaction with voting machine.

Election Administration Profiles of All Fifty States (PDF) | JULY 2009

Center for Democracy and Election Management

This supplemental report provides in-depth information on each state's election system.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Early & Absentee Voting

Election Administration

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