Building Secure and Transparent Elections Through Standard Operating Procedures (PDF)
Restoring public confidence in the electoral system remains an overarching objective of election reform efforts nationwide, and various researchers have proposed different, specific policy options for reaching this objective. In a new report, R. Michael Alvarez and Thad Hall explore how thorough and standardized chain of custody procedures can help avert election fraud and make recommendations regarding best practices for their implementation.

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State of Alaska Election Security Project, Phase 2 Report (PDF) | MAY 2008
University of Alaska, Anchorage
The second of two reports, this analysis lays out a set of recommendations for improving Alaska's election system, both in terms of technology and procedures.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #50 | APRIL 16, 2008
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
The New Mexico Post-Election Audit Report (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2008
Lonna Rae Atkeson (University of New Mexico), R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), and Thad Hall (University of Utah)
This report summarizes the results of an extensive post-election audit conducted in Bernalillo County, New Mexico and makes a variety of recommendations for future reform.
Primary Education: Election Reform and the 2004 Presidential Race (PDF) | JANUARY 2004
Dan Seligson (electionline.org) and Tova Andrea Wang (The Century Foundation), electionline.org
In this report, the authors provide a detailed review of election reform progress in the key 2004 primary election states.
Key Questions for Key States | SEPTEMBER 2008
Election Law @ Moritz
This resource, framed around ten general issue areas, examines which states are likely to experience different election administration problems in November.
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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 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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