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.

Restoring the Right to Vote (PDF)

The notion of “voter access” spans a large number of demographic groups, including senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and voters with limited English proficiency. A new report from the Brennan Center examines another such group—people with previous criminal convictions—and lays out a set of recommendations for ending the felon disenfranchisement policies that are in place in most states.

Read the report here (PDF).

Election Plan for 2010 Elections: Precinct Closings (PDF) | DECEMBER 2009

Hawaii Office of Elections

In response to a request by the Election Commission, the Hawaii Office of Elections produced this report outlining the plan for the 2010 elections. A focus of this report is the effect of the reduced budget for the office on staffing and the number of precincts which will be open for the elections.

Farrakhan v. Gregoire (PDF) | JANUARY 2010

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision regarding the state of Washington’s law prohibiting the right to vote for felons. The court’s decision, that the law violated civil rights protections, conflicts with three other federal appeals court decisions.

The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology | AUGUST 2009

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology provides access to empirical and analytical research about voting and elections to inform evidence-based reforms.

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.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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