AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Voter Registration

APRIL 2008

Spurred by high interest in the 2008 election, officials in states like Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Oregon are reporting record or near-record numbers of voters on the rolls. Recently, the integrity and operability of these lists has been the focus of both a task force of the National Academies of Sciences and a hearing by the Senate Rules Committee.

»	REPORT: "State Voter Registration Databases: Immediate Actions and Future Improvements," Committee on State Voter Registration Databases (April 2008)
»	HEARING/EVENT: "Protecting Voters at Home and at the Polls: Limiting Abusive Robocalls and Vote Caging Practices," Senate Committee on Rules (February 2008)

Playing Games With Democracy (PDF) | OCTOBER 2004

Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation

in advance of the 2004 general election, Wang examines a number of election reform issues, with particular emphasis on registration procedures, provisional balloting, and voting technology.

Making the List: Database Matching and Verification Processes for Voter Registration (PDF) | 2006

Justin Leavitt, Wendy R. Weiser, and Ana Muñoz, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

This national survey presents the first comprehensive summary of state voter registration practices following the Jan. 1, 2006 HAVA requirement of statewide registration databases, as well as recommendations for improvements.

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #40 | NOVEMBER 7, 2007

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Can I Vote?: A Project of the National Association of Secretaries of State

National Association of Secretaries of State

This website, produced by the National Association of Secretaries of State, provides information for voters on determining if they are registered, the location of their polling place, and identification requirements for voting, as well other information related to participating in elections.

An Agenda for America's Voters: Election Reform in the 110th Congress (PDF) | MARCH 2007

Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

This report provides a brief overview of the proposals advanced for election reform as part of an initiative by the Brennan Center and the Lawyers' Committee. Areas for reform include voter registration, electronic voting systems, and election administration.

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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.

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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