AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Voter Access

OCTOBER 2006

Who Gets to Vote and How?
Issues in Voter Access

As the November elections approached, researchers are tackled various questions about who can go to the polls and what is available to them once they get there. New reports explore topics such as state laws on felon voting, voting technology for people with disabilities, and legal provisions for language minority voters.

»	REPORT: “A Decade of Reform: Felony Disenfranchisement Policy in the United States” (PDF), The Sentencing Project (October 2006)
»	REPORT: “The Machinery of Democracy: Accessibility” (PDF), Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law (October 2006)
»	REPORT: “Translating the Vote: The Impact of the Language Minority Provision of the Voting Rights Act” (PDF), electionline.org (October 2006)

Convictions and Doubts: Retribution, Representation, and the Debate Over Felon Disenfranchisement (PDF) | 2004

Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford Law School

Karlan examines the causes and consequences of the apparent turn of public opinion against felon disenfranchisement laws and its implications for future litigation

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #47 | MARCH 5, 2008

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #72 | APRIL 1, 2009

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

An "Agenda for Demolition": The Fallacy and the Danger of the "Subversive Voting" Argument for Felony Disenfranchisement (PDF) | 2005

Alec Ewald (Union College), Columbia Human Rights Law Review

Ewald’s essay seeks to refute the argument that convicts should be disenfranchised because they might otherwise use their votes to weaken criminal justice laws.

The Machinery of Democracy: Voting System Security, Accessibility, Usability, and Cost (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006

Lawrence Norden, et. al., Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

This report explores a wide range of issues regarding voting technology by laying out sets of key principles to maximize security, accessibility, and usability while considering cost, and then evaluating available systems based on these criteria.

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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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