AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Making Every Vote Count: A Colloquium on Election Reform Legislation (PDF)

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.

Agenda: View the agenda here (PDF).

Report: Read the final report here (PDF).

Quick Start Management Guide for Voting System Certification (PDF) | AUGUST 2007

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

Part of a series, this guide provides advice for election officials on issues such as testing voting systems at the national and state levels and how to read certification numbers.

Maryland Registered Voters' Opinions About Voting and Voting Technologies (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2006

Donald F. Norris, National Center for the Study of Elections, Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research

In a telephone study of 800 Maryland voters, the state's new voting system received largely favorable ratings on issues of efficiency, reliability, and trustworthiness. Many respondents, however, also displayed a lack of familiarity with concepts like paper trails and voting receipts.

Threat Analysis Survey (PDF) | 2005

electionline.org, University of Utah Center for Public Policy and Administration, Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

The survey is currently being conducted to measure respondents’ perception of threat or risk of voting systems.

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Survey Report (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

As mandated by HAVA, the EAC analyses data on UOCAVA voters in the 2006 election, highlighting the challenges they face and making recommendations for improving the process in the future.

Political Participation and the Accessability of the Ballot Box (PDF) | JUNE 2003

James Gimpel and Jason E. Schuknecht, Political Geography

Authors use voter turnout records to determine the effect of polling place accessibility on voter turnout, and find that easy accessibility does in fact raise turnout.

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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.

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