Voter IDs Are Not the Problem: A Survey of Three States (PDF)
One of the issues being debated in the context Crawford is how many individuals lack the necessary identification and would thus be affected by laws like Indiana’s. Drawing on survey data from three states, a new report from researchers at the Center for Democracy and Election Management at American University suggests that the lack of photo ID may not be a terribly widespread problem.

Read the report here (PDF).
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Making Every Vote Count: A Colloquium on Election Reform Legislation (PDF) | APRIL 6, 2006
Princeton University, New York University School of Law, and the University of Pennsylvania
On April 6 and 7, 2006, scholars and policymakers met in Princeton, New Jersey, to discuss the implementation of the Help America Vote Act, as well as the Voting Rights Act and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
Viewpoint: Studying Election Reform | AUGUST 2008
Matthew Corritore and Molly Reynolds, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
In this piece, staff from the Election Reform Project review the current state of play in the election reform research field.
Shattering the Myth: An Initial Snapshot of Voter Disenfranchisement in the 2004 Elections (PDF) | DECEMBER 2004
Election Protection Coalition
The EPC’s preliminary analysis of complaints registered in the Election Incident Reporting System (EIRS) during the 2004 presidential election reveals problems in registration processing, absentee balloting, machine errors, voter suppression or intimidation, and provisional ballots
The ID Divide: Addressing the Challenges of Identification and Authentication in American Society (PDF) | JUNE 2008
Peter P. Swire and Cassandra Q. Butts, Center for American Progress
Taking a broader look at the issue of voter ID, this report examines the increasing importance of identification in American society and lays out a set of what its authors term "progressive principles for identification systems."
Response to the Report of the 2005 Commission on Federal Election Reform (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2005
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Spencer Overton (George Washington University School of Law), The National Network on State Election Reform
This response to the report of the Carter-Baker Commission rebuts its recommendations for a national, mandatory voter ID card, the use of social security numbers in voter registration, and only limited felon re-enfranchisement
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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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