Almost 55 Million, or One-Third of the Nation’s Voters, Will Face New Voting Equipment in 2006 Election (PDF)
On Election Day, one-third of the nation's voters will use new voting machines. A new report from Election Data Services describes the changes, highlights geographic patterns, and discusses what lessons past changes may have for this election.

Read the report here.
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From Punchcards to Touchscreens: Some Evidence from Pasco County, Florida on the Effects of Changing Voting Technology (PDF) | APRIL 2006
Michael C. Harron (Dartmouth College) and Jeffrey B. Lewis (University of California, Los Angeles)
Using evidence from Pasco County, the authors find that electronic voting systems diminish voter error rates, but also increase the number of affirmative votes in judicial retention races and therefore may affect voters' incentives in low information races.
Viewpoint: Redefining What It Means to Be a Poll Worker | JULY 2, 2008
Matthew Corritore, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
This analysis from the Election Reform Project looks at a growing problem faced by election administrators--a shortage of poll workers--and makes suggestions on how local officials can ensure they have enough competant individuals to make Election Day run smoothly.
Viewpoint: Dos and Don'ts of Ballot Design | OCTOBER 2007
David Kimball (University of Missouri, St. Louis) and Martha Kropf (University of North Carolina, Charlotte), AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Drawing on their extensive research on ballot design, David Kimball and Martha Kropf present a set of "dos and don'ts" for designing good ballots.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #61 | OCTOBER 15, 2008
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #35 | AUGUST 1, 2007
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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