A Review of Proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
In October 2007, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) began to consider a new draft of standards – the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) – that future voting systems will have to meet in order to earn federal certification. In this report, a task force convened by the AEI-Brookings Election Reform project analyzes that document and makes recommendations for its improvement.
Featured Resources
The Machinery of Democracy: Usability of Voting Systems (PDF) | AUGUST 2006
Lawrence Norden, Jeremy M. Creelan, David Kimball, and Whitney Quesenbery, Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law
This report explores the usability of various voting systems and examines different ways in which local election administrators can maximize the usability of their systems. Particular areas of focus include residual vote rates and voter confidence in voting systems.
Election Preview 2006: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and Why (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006
electionline.org
What can voters expect when they go to the polls on November 7? A new report from electionline.org looks at issues voters may encounter in the areas of voting technology, voter identification requirements, voter registration databases, and third-party voter registration.
Top-to-Bottom Review of California’s Voting Systems | MAY 31, 2007
Office of the California Secretary of State
The California Secretary of State recently began an effort to complete a full, top-to-bottom review of all voting machines used in that state.
Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004? (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, The Century Foundation, and Common Cause
This report examines ten states with a history of election problems and potentially close races in the 2006 election cycle. Asking "are we any better off today than we were two years ago?," the authors explore issues including voter registration, voter identification, and pollworker recruitment.
Viewpoint: Studying Election Reform | AUGUST 2008
Matthew Corritore and Molly Reynolds, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
In this piece, staff from the Election Reform Project review the current state of play in the election reform research field.
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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.
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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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