Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #39
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On Topic: Election Administration |
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Poll Workers: The People of Election Day |
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Nearly two million Americans serve as poll workers each election, and administrators across the country face challenges in recruiting, training, and retaining them. Both electionline.org and the Committee on House Administration have examined the issue, and the EAC has released best practices for use by local officials.
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| Would More Testing Matter in FL-13? |
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Nearly a year has passed, and GAO experts continue to investigate the large number of undervotes cast in last November's election in Florida's 13th Congressional District. A new report concludes that while some completed tests provide assurance that certain components of the machines used functioned correctly, further examination is unlikely to prove with absolute certainty the system was not at fault.
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| Asking Other Questions About Fraud |
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While the Supreme Court prepares to hear a case on voter ID laws--which are supported by some as a way to increase the integrity of the election process--researchers are also exploring whether certain policies create increased opportunities to commit fraud. A new analysis from Demos examines Election Day Registration (EDR) through that lens, concluding that states with EDR do not have more reported allegations of fraud.
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Voter ID Laws: Preventing Fraud or Suppressing the Vote?
American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
October 23, 2007
Washington, DC |
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Make Voting Work Briefing
The Pew Charitable Trusts
October 25, 2007
Washington, DC |
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About The Election
Reform Project |
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The AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project aims to synthesize election-related research, link the research and policy communities, track and assist the implemen-
tation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and encourage improvements in HAVA and in election conduct and administration. |
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The Election Reform Newsletter is a periodic e-mail publication from
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project http://www.electionreformproject.org
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20036 |
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Following a similar document for new voting systems, the Election Assistance Commission released a set of guidelines for election officials on issues such as on software security, physical security, personnel security, and the security of the voting machines themselves.
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Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform, Center for Democracy and Election Management (American University)
The final report of the Commission, chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III, urges reforms in voter identification and registration, provisional balloting, voter access, election administration, and more.
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission highlights key steps administrators should follow when implementing new voting systems. A more comphrensive guide will follow.
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Q2 Data and Research LLC
This report, commissioned by the EAC, examines the electronic transmission practices implemented by four states--Illinois, Florida, South Carolina, and Montana--and addresses the various challenges such procedures present.
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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.
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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
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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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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.
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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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