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2010 Election Administration Policy Recommendations
As election officials continue to prepare for the November midterm elections, Project Vote has assembled comprehensive recommendations to improve election administration in 11 states. The recommendations cover voter registration practices and list maintenance, convenience voting policies, voter access, the role of public agencies and provisional voting. .

Read the recommendations here.
Featured Resources
Electoral Laws and Turnout: 1972-2008 | SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Jan Leighley (University of Arizona) & Jonathan Nagler (NYU- Wilf Family Department of Politics)
This paper examines the impact of electoral laws on turnout in elections. The authors find that by aggregating turnout among different demographic groups, they can estimate the impact of electoral reforms over time.
The Effects of Election Day Vote Centers on Voter Experiences (PDF) | APRIL 2009
Robert Stein (Rice University) and Greg Vonnahme (University of Alabama)
This study explores voters’ opinions of vote centers, finding that voters rate them better than traditional polling places and that poll workers are especially important under this alternative model.
2008 Election Data Collection Grant Program Evaluation Report (PDF) | JUNE 2009
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
This report provides the results from an evaluation of five projects to improve election data collection in 2008. Overall, the grantees increased their level of core data collection, improving to 80 percent of the core data from less than half in 2006.
Election Plan for 2010 Elections: Precinct Closings (PDF) | DECEMBER 2009
Hawaii Office of Elections
In response to a request by the Election Commission, the Hawaii Office of Elections produced this report outlining the plan for the 2010 elections. A focus of this report is the effect of the reduced budget for the office on staffing and the number of precincts which will be open for the elections.
It's in the Mail: Surveying UOCAVA Voters and Barriers to Overseas Voting (PDF) | AUGUST 2009
Dr. Claire M. Smith, Overseas Vote Foundation
This research report reviews the success of policy initiatives to reach overseas voters.
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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.
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.
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.
electionline.org
The Pew Center on the States
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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