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.

The National Voter Registration Act: Fifteen Years on

The NVRA was meant to increase registration levels across the country and as a result, increase participation in elections. Despite the fifteenth anniversary of NVRA in 2008, registration problems remain an issue, as Estelle Rogers, a Consulting Attorney with Project Vote finds.

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Viewpoint: If My Election Isn't Broken, Don't Fix It: The Limits of Voter Confidence Measures and Public Opinion on Election Reform | JULY 1, 2009

Molly Reynolds, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

In this analysis, the Election Reform Project’s Molly Reynolds looks at what responses from a 2008 survey can tell us about what the public prefers in terms of election reform proposals—and the limits of relying on such data in this particular area.

Hope and Experience: Election Reform through the Lens of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project | JUNE 29, 2010

John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.

Bringing Elections into the 21st Century: Voter Registration Modernization (PDF) | AUGUST 2009

The Pew Center on the States

This issue brief summarizes the case in favor of modernization of voter registration procedures. It notes that more than two million voters were unable to vote in the 2008 election as a direct result of issues with registration.

Voters Win with Same Day Registration | JANUARY 2010

Dēmos

Rather than submit a provisional ballot, some unregistered voters are able to both register and vote on Election Day. Same Day Registration has been enacted in nine states and the District of Columbia. This memo explores this policy’s effect on turnout.

Paperless Voter Registration: Innovations in Three States | JANUARY 2010

Project Vote

This Project Vote study analyzed efforts in South Dakota, Kansas and Delaware to implement paperless voter registration systems.

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Project Vote

Project Vote is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) that works to empower, educate, and mobilize low-income, minority, youth, and other marginalized and under-represented voters.

FairVote

FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.

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.

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.

Election Law @ Moritz

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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