Controlling Democracy: The Principal-Agent Problems in Election Administration (PDF)
In this paper, to be published in the Policy Studies Journal, Alvarez and Hall examine the current model of election administration and explore alternatives that could give administrators more control over the process.
Featured Resources
Trust But Verify: Toward Increasing Voter Confidence in Election Results (PDF) | DECEMBER 2007
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
The first in a series of reports examining Tennessee's election system, this study examines its voting machines and lays out recommendations for improving them.
The Human Dimension of Elections: How Poll Workers Shape Public Confidence in Elections (PDF) | APRIL 2008
Thad Hall (Utah), J. Quin Monson (BYU), and Kelly Patterson (BYU), Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah
Poll workers are an integral part of ensuring that Election Day runs smoothly, and this study finds that they can also play a major role in shaping voters' confidence in the electoral process.
CORE: A Global Survey on the Cost of Registration and Elections (PDF) | MAY 2006
IFES and UNDP
The survey aims to help election management agencies throughout the world plan their budgets by identifying cost-management practices and measures of cross-country comparisons.
The Street-Level Bureaucrats of Elections: Selection Methods for Local Election Officials (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2006
David C. Kimball (University of Missouri-St. Louis) and Martha Kropf (University of North Carolina-Charlotte), Review of Policy Research
Kimball and Kropf provide data on the party affiliation and selection methods for the over 4500 local election officials in the United States and discuss the considerable variation in selection procedures among jurisdictions.
An Agenda for Election Reform (PDF) | MARCH 2007
Wendy R. Weiser and Jonah Goldman, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Part of a new initiative launched by the Brennan Center and the Lawyers' Committee, this report highlights reform proposals on a range of topics, including voter registration, electronic voting systems, election administration, and disenfranchisement issues.
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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.
Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC Berkeley
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
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
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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