Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Survey Report (PDF)
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to collect data on voters falling under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voting Act, or UOCAVA. In its new report on UOCAVA voters in the 2006 election, the EAC explores the unique issues that these voters faced and makes recommendations for serving them better in the future.

Read the report here (PDF).
Featured Resources
This report from electionline.org examines and assesses the efforts of various groups of poll watchers, from researchers to partisans.
This report examines some of the determinants of voter confidence in elections, looking specifically at support for a winning candidate and access to a voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT).
Faced with mounting five elections in one twelve month period, the San Francisco Department of Elections has faced a wide range of administration challenges; this report examines those issues and makes recommendations for improvement.
Recognizing the increasing use of the internet by voters to obtain information about all aspect of the elections process, this study examines web sites aimed at providing information about where and when to vote, how to request an absentee ballot, and a range of other information.
In this essay, the authors argue that the federal government should not only establish mandates for the running of elections, but also be responsible for providing funding to states and localities to administer them in exchange usable and accurate data about how elections are administered.
Research Projects
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 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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The Brookings Institution
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