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A Review of Academic Literature on the Effectiveness of the National Voter Registration Act (PDF)
This literature review organizes research on NVRA into two categories: the impact of NVRA on overall registration and turnout, and its effect on equality in participation. It notes weaknesses and the gaps in research on NVRA, and suggests that additional efforts be made to research the impact of NVRA on specific demographics, especially those that traditionally have low registration and participation rates.

Read the report here.
Featured Resources
Ohio Senate Bill 8 | DECEMBER 2009
Ohio State Senate
The Ohio State Senate approved legislation to reform various aspects of the elections process. Among the measures are enhancements to early voting rules, adoption of a matching system between voter registration files and driver’s license data, and compliance with the recently passed MOVE Act.
Partisan Rivals Unite to Modernize Voter Registration System | AUGUST 2009
Committee to Modernize Voter Registration
The Committee to Modernize Voter Registration, composed of former state and federal lawmakers, state election administrators, election law experts, and academics was recently formed to advocate for an automated, transferable system to replace today's out-of-date and patchwork system.
The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections for Federal Office 2007-2008 (PDF) | JUNE 2009
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The Election Assistance Commission recently published its eighth report on implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which focused on the administration of the November 2006 and November 2008 elections.
Election Administration Profiles of All Fifty States (PDF) | JULY 2009
Center for Democracy and Election Management
This supplemental report provides in-depth information on each state's election system.
Paperless Voter Registration: Innovations in Three States | JANUARY 2010
Project Vote
This Project Vote study analyzed efforts in South Dakota, Kansas and Delaware to implement paperless voter registration systems.
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Dēmos
Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.
electionline.org
The Pew Center on the States
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.
Project Vote
Project Vote is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) that works to empower, educate, and mobilize low-income, minority, youth, and other marginalized and under-represented voters.
Brennan Center for Justice
NYU School of Law
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.
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.
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