Make Voting Work: Request for Proposals--
New Diagnostics and New Solutions
In partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Make Voting Work initiative and the JEHT Foundation, the Pew Center on the States has issued a Request for Proposals. The first in a series, this RFP will allocate up to $2 million and will focus on diagnosing how well U.S. elections are run and planning pilot projects testing solutions to be conducted in 2007 and 2008.
» For general information on the RFP, go here.
» To read the RFP, go here (PDF).
» For frequently asked questions about the RFP, go here (PDF).
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Center for Democracy and Election Management
This report reviews the election process across all fifty states, using the Carter-Baker Commission’s recommendations as guidelines.
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June Lagmay, City Clerk, Los Angeles, California
Responding to a request regarding the feasibility of adopting a vote-by-mail system in Los Angeles, the City Clerk wrote this memo. In it she discusses the potential impact of this change on voter turnout and the cost of implementing such a program.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision regarding the state of Washington’s law prohibiting the right to vote for felons. The court’s decision, that the law violated civil rights protections, conflicts with three other federal appeals court decisions.
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Todd Rokita, Indiana Secretary of State
This letter, from the Indiana Secretary of State, was written the day after the Indiana Court of Appeals handed down its decision on the state’s voter ID laws. It outlines the impact of the ruling on State laws and the Secretary’s plan to argue his case in front of the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Project Vote
This study highlights the recent success in Missouri of voter registration in public assistance agencies from August 2008 through May 2009, which is mandated in the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. Missouri registered over 112,000 new voters in one year through public assistance agencies.
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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.
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Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.
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FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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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.
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Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.
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