How Same Day Registration Became Law in North Carolina (PDF)
Nearly a year ago, in July 2007, North Carolina became the ninth state to adopt same-day registration, a convenience reform aimed at making it easier for individuals to vote. A new report from Dēmos closely examines why the legislation was successful, identifying three key factors: new political leadership in the General Assembly, the support of influential election officials, and a cohesive and strong coalition of advocates and organizers.

Read the report here (PDF).
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Registration Bottlenecks: Will They Be a Problem in ’08? | JULY 2008
Nathan Cemenska, Election Law @ Moritz
With states facing record numbers of new registrants for this election cycle, this analysis examines the challenges that may arise, including with third-party registration groups and with the matching of social security and/or driver's license numbers.
An Audit Report on the Voter Registration System at the Texas Secretary of State's Office (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2007
Office of the Texas State Auditor
This report contains the results of an extensive audit of Texas's statewide registration database and makes recommendations on how to improve its quality.
Purges and Provisional Ballots | OCTOBER 2008
Edward Foley, Election Law @ Moritz
In this piece, Edward Foley summarizes a number of issues relating the use of provisional ballots when a voter believes his or her name has been unduly purged from the voter rolls.
Investigating Voting Rights in Colorado: An Assessment of Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies (PDF) | JANUARY 2008
Jody Herman and Douglas Hess, Project Vote
This report examines Colorado's compliance with the public assistance agency provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, and finds that the state has made some progress recently but that room for improvement still exists.
Voting in 2008: Ten Swing States (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
Tova Wang, Samuel Oliker-Friedland, Melissa Reiss, and Kristen Oshyn, The Century Foundation and Common Cause
Examining ten states that are likely to be very competitive during the 2008, presidential election, this report summarizes a variety of challenges they are likely to face in areas including voter registration, voter identification, and poll worker recruitment and training.
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