AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

A Review of Proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

In October 2007, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) began to consider a new draft of standards – the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) – that future voting systems will have to meet in order to earn federal certification. In this report, a task force convened by the AEI-Brookings Election Reform project analyzes that document and makes recommendations for its improvement.

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Will Vote-By-Mail Increase Participation? Evidence from California Counties (PDF) | APRIL 2007

Thad Kousser and Megan Mullin, University of California, San Diego and Temple University

Taking advantage of a "natural experiment" in California, this report challenges the assumption that voting by mail will increase voter turnout across the board while highlighting other potential costs and benefits.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #76 | JUNE 3, 2009

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #55 | JULY 2, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

MyVote1 National Election Report: Voice of the Electorate 2006 (PDF) | AUGUST 2007

Christopher Patusky, Allison Brummel, and Timothy Schmidt, Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania

Using data from a national voter complaint hotline from 2006, the authors examine particularly problematic aspects of election administration in the United States.

Status of GAO's Review of Voting Equipment Used in Florida's 13th Congressional District (PDF) | AUGUST 2007

Nabajyoti Barkakati (U.S. Government Accountability Office), Task Force on Florida-13, Committee on House Administration, House of Representatives

This testimony summarized the progress made thus far by the GAO into the problems experienced in Florida in 2006, and lays out additional questions for analysis.

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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.

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

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

Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC Berkeley

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.

Electionline.org

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.

Center for American Politics and Citizenship

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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Voter Access

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