Representational Bias in the 2008 Electorate
Although ethnic diversity of the United States has been increasing in recent years, voter registrations have not followed this trend. Project Vote finds that although the voting population in the 2008 elections continues to be unrepresentative of the American population at large, the 2008 voting population was more diverse than in years past.

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Featured Resources
Internet Voting: Formulating Structural Governance Principles for Elections Cybersecurity | SEPTEMBER 2009
Candice Hoke, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The security risks inherent in internet-based voting today pose significant barriers to the adoption of this method in nationwide elections. The author suggests changes to both internet security and the allocation of election tasks to improve the applicability of the internet in elections.
Results of Mobile Polling Study | JUNE 2009
Office of the Vermont Secretary of State
This report explores an effort undertaken by Vermont during the 2008 election aimed at serving the state’s elderly population by sending trained workers to residential care facilities; it outlines the various benefits of such an approach.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #86 | NOVEMBER 18, 2009
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology | AUGUST 2009
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology provides access to empirical and analytical research about voting and elections to inform evidence-based reforms.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #90 | JANUARY 20, 2010
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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