AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

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Bringing Elections into the 21st Century: Voter Registration Modernization (PDF)

This issue brief summarizes the case in favor of modernization of voter registration procedures. It notes that more than two million voters were unable to vote in the 2008 election as a direct result of issues with registration. By modernizing voter registration, especially by utilizing existing data sources to fill state registration lists, not only will more eligible citizens be able to cast ballots, but also a modernized system will be more cost-effective.

Read the report here.

Registering Low-Income Voters through Public Assistance Agencies in Missouri (PDF) | JULY 2009

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.

The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections for Federal Office 2007-2008 (PDF) | JUNE 2009

U.S. Election Assistance Commission

The Election Assistance Commission recently published its eighth report on implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which focused on the administration of the November 2006 and November 2008 elections.

Voters Win with Same Day Registration | JANUARY 2010

Dēmos

Rather than submit a provisional ballot, some unregistered voters are able to both register and vote on Election Day. Same Day Registration has been enacted in nine states and the District of Columbia. This memo explores this policy’s effect on turnout.

Hope and Experience: Election Reform through the Lens of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project | JUNE 29, 2010

John Fortier, Thomas Mann, & Norman Ornstein, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

We reflect on the state of election administration in the United States almost a decade after the 2000 presidential election and suggest how additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen American elections in the years ahead.

Election Enhancements for Ohio: Legislative Summary (PDF) | AUGUST 2009

Office of the Ohio Secretary of State

The Ohio Secretary of State conducted this legislative analysis of House Bill 260, the election enhancements bill introduced by State Representatives Dan Stewart and Tracy Heard.

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Brennan Center for Justice

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.

Project Vote

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.

Dēmos

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.

FairVote

FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.

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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