AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #57

Election Reform Newsletter

August 6, 2008

On Topic: Election 2008

Election Reform Through a Wide-Angle Lens

While detailed analyses of specific election reform issues serve to inform the public and policymakers in important ways, broader examinations of the field as a whole can also prove useful. A new piece from the Election Reform Project examines the current state of play in the research community, and a recent report from electionline.org looks at trends and issues that arose during the 2008 primary season.
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»	OPINION/ANALYSIS: "Viewpoint: Studying Election Reform," Matthew Corritore and Molly Reynolds, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (August 2008)

»	REPORT: "2008 Primary in Review" (PDF), electionline.org (July 2008)


Beyond Butterfly Ballots

From direct recording electronic machines (DREs) to hand-counted paper ballots, individuals across the country cast their ballots in countless different ways on Election Day, but good ballot design is of paramount importance, regardless of the type of system used. A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice explores thirteen common ballot design problems, reviews state laws that stand as obstacles to usability, and makes policy recommendations for the future. Read more »


Managing Mismatches

Among the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)’s mandates was a requirement that all states develop and utilize statewide voter registration databases, and that these databases match voter information against other records to ensure accuracy. In this analysis, Daniel Tokaji of Election Law @ Moritz examines a recent controversy in Wisconsin related to database matching, and highlights several problems that could occur nationwide this November. Read more »

New Resources

VOTER REGISTRATION


Registration Bottlenecks: Will They Be a Problem in '08? Nathan Cemenska Election Law @ Moritz (July 2008)

Election Day Voter Registration in Nebraska (PDF) R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Jonathan Nagler (NYU) Dēmos (April 2008)

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION


Bipartisanship in Election Administration: Is There Enough? Nathan Cemenska Election Law @ Moritz (July 2008)


TECHNOLOGY ISSUES


S. 3212, the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008 U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (July 30, 2008)

State of Alaska Election Security Project, Phase 2 Report (PDF) University of Alaska Anchorage (May 2008)

MORE ON ELECTION REFORM

» Voter Registration
» Voter Access
» Early and Absentee Voting
» Provisional Balloting
» Technology Issues
» Election Administration
» Voting Integrity
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2007 Voter ID Legislation | APRIL 2007

electionline.org

This resource provides an overview of various pieces of legislation regarding voter identification that are pending at the state level.

Provisional Voting: Fail-Safe Voting or Trapdoor to Disenfranchisement? (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2008

Advancement Project

This report explores the rejection rates for provisional ballots in 2006, examines the causes of these rejections in Florida and Ohio, and makes recommendations for reform

The Nation’s Evolving Election System as Reflected in the November 2004 General Election (PDF) | JUNE 2006

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Some of HAVA’s provisions faced an early test during the 2004 general election. In a recent study, the U.S. Government Accountability Office explored the law's implementation and the challenges faced by election officials.

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The Truth About Voter Fraud (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2007

Justin Levitt, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

This paper explores a number of issues in the current debate over voter fraud, offering a definition of the term, analyzes common types of alleged fraud, and evaluates a set of individual case studies.

Response to the Report of the 2005 Commission on Federal Election Reform (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2005

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Spencer Overton (George Washington University School of Law), The National Network on State Election Reform

This response to the report of the Carter-Baker Commission rebuts its recommendations for a national, mandatory voter ID card, the use of social security numbers in voter registration, and only limited felon re-enfranchisement

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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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