Restoring the Right to Vote (PDF)
The notion of “voter access” spans a large number of demographic groups, including senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and voters with limited English proficiency. A new report from the Brennan Center examines another such group—people with previous criminal convictions—and lays out a set of recommendations for ending the felon disenfranchisement policies that are in place in most states.

Read the report here (PDF).
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Investigating Voting Rights in Missouri: An Assessment of Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act in Public Assistance Agencies (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007
Douglas Hess, Project Vote
In this report, the author examines the dramatic decline in the number of citizens registering to vote at public assistance agencies in Missouri, concluding that the state is largely out of compliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA).
Viewpoint: Voting at the Margins of Society | NOVEMBER 2008
Evan McGinnis, Jessica Leval, and Jennifer Marsico, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
In this piece, Election Reform Project staff members examine the unique issues presented by two groups of voters: the homeless and ex-felons.
Barred for Life: Voting Rights Restoration in Permanent Disenfranchisement States (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2005
Marc Mauer and Tushar Kansal, The Sentencing Project
Mauer and Kansal present the findings of the first national survey of the re-enfranchisement process in 14 states with permanent disenfranchisement laws. They recommend, among other things, that the states repeal the laws and begin recording re-enfranchisement data regularly.
Free and Fair (blog of Edward Foley)
Foley's blog explores a wide range of election reform issues from a legal perspective.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #65 | DECEMBER 17, 2008
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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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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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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