Getting Ready for 2008
The 2008 presidential primaries are only a few months away in many states, and local election officials are preparing now with the hopes of smooth operations later. The Election Assistance Commission has released six new Quick Start Guides—addressing topics such as polling places, absentee voting, and disaster planning—that aim to aid administrators nationwide in this process.
Read "Polling Places and Vote Centers" (PDF) here.
Read "Managing Change in an Election Office" (PDF) here.
Read "Media and Public Relations" (PDF) here.
Read "Contingency and Disaster Planning" (PDF) here.
Read "Absentee Voting and Vote by Mail" (PDF) here.
Read "Acceptance Testing" (PDF) here.
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Deidre Mulligan and Joseph Lorenzo Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Mulligan and Hall review the certification process for electronic voting machines and seeks to explain why these procedures have not prevented incidents of technology failure.
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electionline.org
In this report, researchers at electionline.org explore a variety of issues related to America's poll workers, including state requirements for training, compensation, and absenteeism penalties.
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Election Law @ Moritz
Despite wide press reports indicating that Election Day 2006 went smoothly, Foley argues that, perhaps, we should not issue a ringing endorsement of the nation's electoral system just yet.
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electionline.org
This report explores the rules, practices, and impact of post-election audits of voting machines, with a special emphasis on California, Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona, and Connecticut.
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Tojaki's blog focuses on issues of election reform, the Voting Rights Act, and the Help America Vote Act.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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