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.

Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail Pilot Project Report (PDF)

Though Georgia has used a uniform direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting system since 2002, 2006 marked the first election where some jurisdictions used voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs). A new report from the Secretary of State examines the experiences of both voters and election officials with this pilot project.

Read the report here (PDF).

NIST Workshop on a Common Data Format for Electronic Voting Systems: Conference Proceedings | OCTOBER 29, 2009

National Institute of Standards and Technology

A two-day workshop sought to decide upon a common data format for voting systems. Setting the requirements for a common data format will encourage transparency, interoperability, integration, and eventually assist in the transition to an electronic system of recordkeeping.

Election Administration Profiles of All Fifty States (PDF) | JULY 2009

Center for Democracy and Election Management

This supplemental report provides in-depth information on each state's election system.

Electronic Elections in a Politicized Polity (PDF) | JUNE 2009

Thad E. Hall (University of Utah), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

This paper examines how overall voter confidence has changed since the 2000 presidential elections. The decisions at the state level regarding voting systems have been very intensely politicized, which have affected the attitude of voters towards individual technologies.

E-Voting and Identity: Conference Proceedings | SEPTEMBER 2009

VoteID 2009

This is a collection of papers presented at the VoteID 2009 Conference, the Second International Conference on E-voting and Identity, held in Luxembourg from September 7-8, 2009. The papers cover a wide range of issues, including voting technology in the United States and around the world.

The State of Elections In The Fifty States: Evaluating the Process Where It Counts (PDF) | JULY 2009

Center for Democracy and Election Management

This report reviews the election process across all fifty states, using the Carter-Baker Commission’s recommendations as guidelines.

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Center for Democracy & Election Management

Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.

Voting Technology Research Center (VoTeR Center)

University of Connecticut

The mission of the VoTeR center is to advise state agencies in the use of voting technologies and to investigate voting solutions and voting equipment to develop and recommend safe use procedures for their usage in elections.

Brennan Center for Justice

NYU School of Law

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.

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.

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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