Early Voting: Not Just the Primary Calendar
The front-loaded presidential primary calendar isn’t the only “early voting” issue that remains in focus for members of the election reform community. Researchers at the Early Voting Information Center have authored two new papers on convenience voting; one examines its effects on turnout, while the other explores the factors that determine whether or not an individual will vote early.
Read "Voting by Mail and Turnout: A Replication and Extension" (PDF) here.
Read "The Psychological and Institutional Determinants of Early Voting" (PDF) here.
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Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
This report summarizes the sessions of the VTP's October 2006 conference on voter authentication and registration issues, as well outlining a set of recommendations to the EAC that grew out of the event.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
In recent testimony before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration, the Election Assistance Commission discussed its efforts to implement the Help America Vote Act and what we should expect to see in the November, 2006 elections.
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Lorraine C. Minnite (Barnard College, Columbia University), Project Vote
This report takes a wide-angle look at voter fraud, offering a definition of the term, suggesting that the problem is not nearly as widespread as some claim, and calling for better data collection and election administration as a way to improve public discourse and create better policies.
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Gracia Hillman (U.S. Election Assistance Commission), National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies
This article, authored by a member of the federal Election Assistance Commission, provides an overview of the EAC's involvement with voting systems, including its Voluntary Voting System Guidelines and its testing and certification programs.
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Nathan Cemenska, Election Law @ Moritz
This commentary examines a new proposal by Ohio's Secretary of State for a pilot program of voting by mail in the state.
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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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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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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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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
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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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