Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #89
Election Reform Newsletter
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January 6, 2010
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On Topic: Election Administration
As election officials begin preparing for the 2010 elections, they face tighter budgets, reduced staff, and higher expectations from voters and onlookers. The Hawaii Office of Elections submitted a report focused on the realities it faces in light of a decreased budget, while Indiana recently made available its Outreach Library to prepare voters and officials on what to expect in November.
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The Ohio State Senate approved legislation to reform various aspects of the elections process. Among the measures are enhancements to early voting rules, adoption of a matching system between voter registration files and driver's license data, and compliance with the recently passed MOVE Act.
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One of the last municipalities in the last state to become compliant with the mandates of HAVA, New York City selected an electronic voting system to replace its existing lever system. Choosing Election Systems and Software, the Board of Elections made the January 14 deadline imposed by the State.
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New Resources
EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING
2008 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Survey
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(November 2009)
Voting by Mail in Los Angeles
June Lagmay City Clerk, Los Angeles, CA
(November 2009)
VOTER ACCESS
The Rapid Growth of Permanent Mail Ballot Registration in California and its Impact
Mark DiCamillo
Survey Practice
(November 2009)
VOTER REGISTRATION
Interstate Voter Registration Database Matching: The Oregon-Washington 2008 Pilot Project
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), Jeff Jonas (IBM Entity Analysis), William E. Winkler (Census Bureau), & Rebecca Wright (Rutgers University)
(September 2009)
Recommendations for Making Voter Registration Automatic and Portable
Governor's Commission on Strengthening Utah's Democracy
(December 2009)
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Robert Stein (Rice University) and Greg Vonnahme (University of Alabama)
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Thomas Basile, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
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Research Projects
Election Administration Research Center (EARC)
Election Administration Research Center (EARC)
University of California, 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.
electionline.org
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.
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.
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.
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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