AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

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

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. The report highlights a number of "states to watch," including Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Read the report here.

Broken: The Regulatory Process for the Voting Industry (PDF) | JUNE 2008

David Beirne, Election Technology Council

This report presents an industry perspective on a range of issues related to voting systems, and makes recommendations for incorporating industry representatives into the regulatory process.

Voting System Vendor Workshop | MARCH 2007

Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

In March of 2007, the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project held a workshop designed to bring researchers and industry representatives together in an effort to identify key questions in voting technology.

Assessment of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Program and Financial Operations (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2008

Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Election Assistance Commission

The EAC's organizational issues have received significant attention in both the election reform community and in the broader media, and this report summarizes a set of recommendations on how to improve the way the agency functions.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #54 | JUNE 18, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Study Shows Ballot Design and Voter Preparation Could Have Eliminated Sarasota Florida Voting Errors (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2008

Ted Selker (MIT), Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project

The House of Representatives recently concluded that machine malfunction was not likely the cause of the high undervote rate in the 2006 election in Florida's 13th District. In this report, Ted Selker reaches a similar conclusion, laying out evidence that bad ballot design was the likely culprit.

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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 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.

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.

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.

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 Registration

Voter Access

Early and Absentee Voting

Provisional Balloting

Technology Issues

Election Administration

Voting Integrity

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