An Alternative Approach to Estimating Who Is Most Likely to Respond to Changes in Registration Laws (PDF)
As state legislatures across the country continue to consider implementing Election Day registration, a new paper asks a key question: which populations are most likely to experience gains in turnout as a result of registration reform? The results, reached using an innovative statistical technique, suggest that conventional assumptions about EDR may require a second look.

Read the paper here (PDF).
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Voters First: An Examination of the 2006 Midterm Election in Missouri (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2007
Office of the Missouri Secretary of State
This report explores a wide range of topics related to the 2006 elections in Missouri, including the accuracy of voter registration lists, voter identification issues, and accessibility of equipment for disabled voters.
Investigating Voting Rights in Missouri: An Assessment of Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007
Douglas Hess, Project Vote
In this report, the author examines the dramatic decline in the number of citizens registering to vote at public assistance agencies in Missouri, concluding that the state is largely out of compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
High 2004 Turnout for States with Election Day Registration | JANUARY 2005
Dēmos
Demos finds that four of the five states with the highest turnout of the voting-eligible population in the 2004 presidential election all employ Election Day Registration (EDR)
Investigating Voting Rights in Colorado: An Assessment of Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies (PDF) | JANUARY 2008
Jody Herman and Douglas Hess, Project Vote
This report examines Colorado's compliance with the public assistance agency provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, and finds that the state has made some progress recently but that room for improvement still exists.
2007 Registration Drives Legislation | APRIL 30, 2007
electionline.org
This resource provides an overview of various pieces of legislation regarding voter registration drives that are pending at the state level.
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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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