AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Getting It Straight for 2008: What We Know About Vote By Mail Elections and How to Conduct Them Well (PDF)

As increasing numbers of states contemplate joining Oregon and Washington in conducting their elections either completely or primarily by mail, administrators are faced with ensuring such systems function well. A new report from Common Cause, which lays out a series of recommendations on best practices for mail-in balloting, may prove useful for local officials and researchers alike.

Read the report here (PDF).

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #47 | MARCH 5, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Making It Easier Doesn't Work: No Excuse Early and Absentee Voting Hurt Turnout, Create Other Problems | SEPTEMBER 2004

Curtis Gans, Center for the Study of the American Electorate, American University

In this article, Gans examines the effects of state-level reforms in the areas of absentee and early voting and finds little evidence that these reforms succeed in boosting voter turnout.

Viewpoint: Making the Expat Vote Count | NOVEMBER 2, 2008

Jessica Leval, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Nearly one million Americans living overseas requested absentee ballots in 2004--but only a third were successfully cast. The Election Reform Project's Jessica Leval examines the issue of overseas voting and makes recommendations for improving the process.

Challenges Facing the American Electoral System: Research Priorities for the Social Sciences (PDF) | MARCH 2005

The National Research Commission on Elections and Voting, Social Science Research Council

The final report of the Commission identifies specific questions in ten election reform areas especially in need of further scientific research

Election Preview 2006: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and Why (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006

electionline.org

What can voters expect when they go to the polls on November 7? A new report from electionline.org looks at issues voters may encounter in the areas of voting technology, voter identification requirements, voter registration databases, and third-party voter registration.

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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

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.

Early Voting Information Center

Reed College

Directed by early voting scholar Paul Gronke and housed at Reed College, the Early Voting Information Center provides news and research on and a state-by-state overview of early voting issues.

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