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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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Foley's blog explores a wide range of election reform issues from a legal perspective.
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Alvarez and Hall provide research and analysis on election reform, voting technology, and election administration
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Still’s blog discusses issues in election, voting, and campaign finance law, among other things
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Hasen’s blog covers issues in election reform, as well as campaign finance, redistricting, and the Supreme Court nomination process
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The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Spencer Overton (George Washington University School of Law), The National Network on State Election Reform
This response to the report of the Carter-Baker Commission rebuts its recommendations for a national, mandatory voter ID card, the use of social security numbers in voter registration, and only limited felon re-enfranchisement
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Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform, Center for Democracy and Election Management (American University)
The final report of the Commission, chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker III, urges reforms in voter identification and registration, provisional balloting, voter access, election administration, and more.
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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
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The National Commission on Federal Election Reform
The comprehensive report of the Commission, co-chaired by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, Lloyd Cutler, and former Representative Robert Michel, contains recommendations that served as the basis for HAVA.
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The FEC enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), discloses campaign finance information, and oversees the public funding of Presidential elections
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The Century Foundation
This project of The Century Foundation contains research and commentary on election reform issues, including complete materials from the 2001 National Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford
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Center for Democracy & Election Management, American University
The website of the Commission, co-chaired by Jimmy Carter and James A. Baker, III, contains the full text of the final report, hearing testimony, and related news and analysis
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Social Science Research Council
This project of the Social Science Research Council, which concluded its work in September 2005, provides a national clearinghouse of data, independent research, and other resources for election reform
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission was established by the Help America Vote Act (2002) in order to serve as a resource for information and review
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John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.
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U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
In this hearing, the Senate Special Committee on Aging explored a variety of unique election administration issues presented by elderly voters.
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U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
On June 7, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine proposed legislation to prevent deceptive practices and voter intimidation.
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
On Friday, September 22, 2006, the Election Reform Project hosted a conference entitled "The 2006 Elections--Are We Ready?" After a keynote address by Congressman Rush Holt (D-N.J.), panelists discussed the progress that has been made since the election debacle of 2000 and the hurdles that remain.
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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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Princeton University, New York University School of Law, and the University of Pennsylvania
On April 6 and 7, 2006, scholars and policymakers met in Princeton, New Jersey, to discuss the implementation of the Help America Vote Act, as well as the Voting Rights Act and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
On Wednesday, February 8, 2006, Senator Barack Obama delivered a keynote address to inaugurate the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project. Senator Obama's address was followed by a discussion of the past and future of election reform among experts in election law, technology, and administration.
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was enacted following the 2000 presidential election. Providing for the acquisition of better voting technology and the creation of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the passage of HAVA represented a landmark event in electoral reform.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
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The VRA effectively prohibited discriminatory denial of the right to vote. Its passage ended the use of poll taxes, literacy tests, and other methods used to disenfranchise minorities.
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Also known as the “Motor Voter Act,” the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) requires states to provide individuals with the means to register to vote when applying for a driver’s license, to offer registration opportunities at certain state offices, and to allow citizens to register by mail.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision regarding the state of Washington’s law prohibiting the right to vote for felons. The court’s decision, that the law violated civil rights protections, conflicts with three other federal appeals court decisions.
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John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.
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Mark DiCamillo, Survey Practice
The implementation of convenience voting practices like vote-by-mail and early voting raises questions concerning the effect of these changes on turnout. Research based on turnout in California studies the effect of the increasing number of vote-by-mail voters in presidential elections.
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Annabelle Burgett, Jessica Leval, and Jennifer Marsico , AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
This analysis highlights the increasing importance of the Hispanic electorate and examines a number of the particular election administration issues that that community faces.
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Evan McGinnis, Jessica Leval, and Jennifer Marsico, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
In this piece, Election Reform Project staff members examine the unique issues presented by two groups of voters: the homeless and ex-felons.
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Election Law Blog
In this series of guest posts on Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog, various election reform experts look back at the 2008 election and make recommendations for future reform.
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Ted Selker (Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project), AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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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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John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.
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John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The EAC's annual report on 2008 spending provides detailed information regarding states’ usage of HAVA funds, as well as data on competitive grants distributed by the EAC. Of the $2.96 billion they received from the EAC, states have spent 76% and are expected to use remaining funds in 2010.
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Hawaii Office of Elections
In response to a request by the Election Commission, the Hawaii Office of Elections produced this report outlining the plan for the 2010 elections. A focus of this report is the effect of the reduced budget for the office on staffing and the number of precincts which will be open for the elections.
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Douglass R. Hess & Jody Herman, Project Vote
Although ethnic diversity of the U.S. has been increasing, voter registrations have not followed this trend. A new report finds that although the voting population is still unrepresentative of the American population at large, the 2008 voting population was more diverse than in years past.
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Office of the Ohio Secretary of State
The Ohio Secretary of State conducted this legislative analysis of House Bill 260, the election enhancements bill introduced by State Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Heard.
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Center for Democracy and Election Management
This supplemental report provides in-depth information on each state's election system.
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Center for Democracy and Election Management
This report reviews the election process across all fifty states, using the Carter-Baker Commission’s recommendations as guidelines.
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Office of the Vermont Secretary of State
This report explores an effort undertaken by Vermont during the 2008 election aimed at serving the state’s elderly population by sending trained workers to residential care facilities; it outlines the various benefits of such an approach.
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Lawrence Norden with Jessie Allen, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
This report provides an overview of reform proposals growing out of a summit convened by Ohio's Secretary of State to examine comprehensively the state's entire election system.
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Besty Sinclair (University of Chicago), Thad Hall (University of Utah), and R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
This report examines issues of voter participation following Hurricane Katrina and its unique challenges for election administrators.
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Scott Novakowski, Dēmos
The National Voter Registration Act requires states to offer voter registration forms at public assistance agencies, and this report examines five states (North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Missouri) that have had exceptional success in implementing this policy.
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National Association of Secretaries of State
This report examines preparations states are taking to accomodate an expected surge in voter turnout for the 2008 presidential election.
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project VVSG Task Force
The EAC is currently considering a new set of standards that future voting systems will have to meet in order to earn federal certification. In this report, a task force convened by the AEI-Brookings Election Reform project analyzes that document and makes recommendations for its improvement.
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Erika Wood, Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law
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Douglas Hess, Project Vote
In this report, the author examines the dramatic decline in the number of citizens registering to vote at public assistance agencies in Missouri, concluding that the state is largely out of compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
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Christopher Patusky, Allison Brummel, and Timothy Schmidt, Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania
Using data from a national voter complaint hotline from 2006, the authors examine particularly problematic aspects of election administration in the United States.
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Division of Public Interest Advocacy, New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate
This report catalogues progress that has been made in New Jersey on compliance with legal requirements for voting accessibility, but also highlights various continued issues in terms of inaccessible polling places.
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Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
This report provides a brief overview of the proposals advanced for election reform as part of an initiative by the Brennan Center and the Lawyers' Committee. Areas for reform include voter registration, electronic voting systems, and election administration.
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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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Traci Burch, The Sentencing Project
This report examines the impact of criminal convictions on voter registration and turnout, using North Carolina as a case study.
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Office of the Missouri Secretary of State
This report explores a wide range of topics related to the 2006 elections in Missouri, including the accuracy of voter registration lists, voter identification issues, and accessibility of equipment for disabled voters.
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Noel H. Runyan, Voter Action and Dēmos
This report examines a number of accessibility issues presented by current electronic voting systems and makes recommendations for reform.
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electionline.org
Electionline.org's analysis of the 2006 elections reveals some problems, but no proverbial perfect storm of equipment malfunctions, close races, and contested results. The report also highlights a number of things that went right on November 7, and offers some suggestions for the future.
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electionline.org
Bringing their expertise in election reform with them, the electionline.org staff traveled to various potential hotspots around the country on Election Day. Read their analysis of election administration procedures, the impact of new laws and requirements, and more.
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The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, The Century Foundation, and Common Cause
This report examines ten states with a history of election problems and potentially close races in the 2006 election cycle. Asking "are we any better off today than we were two years ago?," the authors explore issues including voter registration, voter identification, and pollworker recruitment.
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Lawrence Norden, et. al., Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
This report explores a wide range of issues regarding voting technology by laying out sets of key principles to maximize security, accessibility, and usability while considering cost, and then evaluating available systems based on these criteria.
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Lawrence Norden, Jeremy M. Creelan, Ana Muñoz, and Whitney Quesenbery, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
Part of the Brennan Center's broader analysis of voting technology, this report explains the legal requirements for accessible systems, explores the demographics of disabled voters, and examines six different systems on a wide range of accessibility criteria.
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Ryan S. King, The Sentencing Project
This report provides a state-by-state analysis of laws governing voting by current and former felons with a focus on changes that have been made in the past ten years.
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electionline.org
The Voting Rights Act's language minority provisions have consequences for election administrators nationwide, and this report highlights the challenges the requirements present, the role technology plays in the implementation of the provision, and pending litigation and legislation on the topic.
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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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U.S. Government Accountability Office
Some of HAVA’s provisions faced an early test during the 2004 general election. In a recent study, the U.S. Government Accountability Office explored the law's implementation and the challenges faced by election officials.
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electionline.org
Electionline.org surveys the state of election reform in 2006 and compares it to that of 2000. The report provides state-by-state data in the areas of voting systems, voter ID requirements, provisional voting, and more.
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Paul Herrnson (University of Maryland), et. al.
This paper, part of the University of Maryland's larger initiative on technology and ballot design, discusses the results of a field experiment designed to measure the degree to which voters, using a number of different electronic voting systems, are able to complete voting tasks as intended.
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Alec Ewald (Union College), The Sentencing Project
Ewald documents the implementation of felony disenfranchisement law and finds, among other things, broad variation and misunderstanding in interpretation and enforcement and contradictory policies within states.
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U.S. Government Accountability Office
This GAO survey examines local election officials’ views on managing voter registration lists and provisional ballots in the 2004 election
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The first of its kind from a federal agency, this election administration survey gathers data on voter registration, absentee and provisional ballots, type of voting equipment used, and more. Data is available by state.
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Paul Herrson (University of Maryland), et. al.
This paper summarizes a number of different studies on the usability of electronic voting systems, showing that, by and large, such systems work well.
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Adam J. Berinsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), American Politics Research
Berinsky concludes, contrary to popular opinion, that electoral reforms that ease restrictions on casting ballots in fact increase socioeconomic biases in the composition of the voting public. He advocates shifting the focus of electoral reform from institutional changes to political engagement
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The EAC presents its biennial report to the U.S. Congress on the influence of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) on the administration of federal elections from 2002 to 2004
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U.S. Government Accountability Office
The GAO analyzes how select states maintain their voter registration lists and determines which additional data could facilitate the process.
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National Task Force on Election Reform, The Election Center
Election officials investigate controversial administration issues in the 2004 election and suggest reforms in voter registration, early, absentee, and provisional balloting, voting technology, and election administration
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Daniel P. Tokaji (Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University), George Washington Law Review
Tokaji examines problems in the 2004 election, including voting equipment, voter registration, and provisional balloting, and recommends avoiding future difficulties by upgrading technology, deciding litigation prior to the election, and establishing clear administrative rules, among other things
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Alec Ewald (Union College), Columbia Human Rights Law Review
Ewald’s essay seeks to refute the argument that convicts should be disenfranchised because they might otherwise use their votes to weaken criminal justice laws.
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Marc Mauer and Tushar Kansal, The Sentencing Project
Mauer and Kansal present the findings of the first national survey of the re-enfranchisement process in 14 states with permanent disenfranchisement laws. They recommend, among other things, that the states repeal the laws and begin recording re-enfranchisement data regularly.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
After reviewing some specifics of voting processes in the United States and the provisions of the Help America Vote Act, this paper lays out a roadmap for future reseach on electronic voting, with particular emphasis on reliability and access.
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Jeff Manza (Northwestern University) and Christopher Uggen (University of Minnesota), Perspectives on Politics
Manza and Uggen investigate the impact of disenfranchising nonincarcerated felons by examining the history of the laws in the United States, their political impact in recent elections, and their associated racial dynamics
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
Submitted as part of an initiative at the National Research Council of the National Academies, this paper argues that voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs) can not be made accessible for individuals with disabilities.
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Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford Law School
Karlan examines the causes and consequences of the apparent turn of public opinion against felon disenfranchisement laws and its implications for future litigation
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Christopher Uggen (University of Minnesota) and Jeff Manza (Northwestern University), American Sociological Review
Uggen and Manza examine the political consequences of felon disenfranchisement in the U.S. with data from legal sources, election studies, and inmate surveys and find that disenfranchisement laws have played decisive roles in several recent federal elections
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John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.
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Candice Hoke, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The security risks inherent in internet-based voting today pose significant barriers to the adoption of this method in nationwide elections. The author suggests changes to both internet security and the allocation of election tasks to improve the applicability of the internet in elections.
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John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.
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June Lagmay, City Clerk, Los Angeles, California
Responding to a request regarding the feasibility of adopting a vote-by-mail system in Los Angeles, the City Clerk wrote this memo. In it she discusses the potential impact of this change on voter turnout and the cost of implementing such a program.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology provides access to empirical and analytical research about voting and elections to inform evidence-based reforms.
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Election Law @ Moritz
This resource, framed around ten general issue areas, examines which states are likely to experience different election administration problems in November.
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National Network on Election Reform
The National Network on Election Reform presents what it believes are the shortcomings of both the process and findings of the Carter-Baker Commission
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The NCSL, a bipartisan organization for state legislators and their staffs, provides research and technical assistance on a variety of subjects, including elections, campaigns, and redistricting
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The jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration encompasses Federal elections, among other things
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PFAW presents various election reform resources, as well as its positions on voter registration, pending election reform legislation, and more
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The ACLU presents its positions on felon disenfranchisement, absentee voting, and the maintenance of voter registration lists, among other things.
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The Committee’s Voting Rights Project presents its positions on felon disenfranchisement and election reform, as well as links to its National Commission on the Voting Rights Act and the Election Protection Coalition
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A computerized system for recording and analyzing data about voting problems before, during, and after elections
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NACo, a national organization representing county governments, provides legislative, research, and technical services to members and liaises with other levels of government
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Fairvote presents research and advocacy in a variety of election reform issues
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission was established by the Help America Vote Act (2002) in order to serve as a resource for information and review
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The research of the GAO, an independent and nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, includes election reform issues
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The AAPD’s Disability Vote Project supports full polling place and voting machine access for the disabled, among other things.
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Library of Congress
A federal legislation search engine
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A nonpartisan professional organization for Secretaries of State and Lieutenant Governors, the NASS maintains election reform resources, including fact sheets, surveys, and election office contact information by state
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NVRI details its election law litigation and resources
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The NACRC is a professional organization of elected and appointed county administrative officials that aims to engender dialogue and help share ideas
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The League presents its positions on election reform as well as various resources
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The Sentencing Project presents research and advocacy to urge reconsideration of felon disenfranchisement laws
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The nonpartisan Institute seeks to create auditable and transparent election systems by uniting county election officials and citizens with expert researchers and engineers
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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) promotes democratization by observing election administration in over fifty regions and offering election assistance when necessary.
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George Mason University
The Project provides accurate election statistics, electoral laws, research reports, and other useful information regarding the U.S. electoral system
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The project aims to objectively investigate the accuracy of American elections by creating and analyzing a nationwide database of precinct-level election data
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OVC advocates the use in public elections of open voting systems, those systems with open source software and voter verifiable paper ballots
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The Committee on House Administration is charged with the oversight of Federal elections, as well as the daily functions of the U.S. House of Representatives
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