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Interstate Voter Registration Database Matching: The Oregon-Washington 2008 Pilot Project
Exploring the ways in which technology can be better utilized to improve the accuracy of voter registration databases can provide valuable guidance. Researchers undertook a pilot project to determine the feasibility of using database matching to identify voters in Oregon and Washington.

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Featured Resources
America Goes to the Polls: A Report on Voter Turnout in the 2008 Election (PDF) | APRIL 2009
Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network
This report explores a range of dimensions of turnout in the 2008 election, including the relationship between early voting and election day registration and individuals going to the polls.
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.
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.
Indiana's Outreach Library | JANUARY 2010
Indiana Election Division
The Indiana Election Division published its Outreach Library for the 2010 elections. Among the resources available for both voters and election officials are guides for military and overseas voters, voter identification requirement outlines, and a handbook for election officials.
Automatic Registration in the United States: The Selective Service Example (PDF) | JULY 2009
Laura Seago, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
A case study on the registration process employed by Selective Service officials provides insight into how government agencies can collaborate to create accurate voter registration files.
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Research Projects
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.
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.
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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.
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.
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