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Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #89

Election Reform Newsletter

January 6, 2010

On Topic: Election Administration

Preparing for the 2010 Elections

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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Ohio Senate Bill 8

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. Read more »


City of New York Announces Selection of New Poll Site Voting System

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. Read more »

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)

MORE ON ELECTION REFORM

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