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)

Response to the Report of the 2005 Commission on Federal Election Reform (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2005

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Spencer Overton (George Washington University School of Law), The National Network on State Election Reform

This response to the report of the Carter-Baker Commission rebuts its recommendations for a national, mandatory voter ID card, the use of social security numbers in voter registration, and only limited felon re-enfranchisement

Translating the Vote: The Impact of the Language Minority Provision of the Voting Rights Act (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006

electionline.org

The Voting Rights Act's language minority provisions have consequences for election administrators nationwide, and this report highlights the challenges the requirements present, the role technology plays in the implementation of the provision, and pending litigation and legislation on the topic.

The Perverse Consequences of Electoral Reform in the United States (PDF) | JULY 2005

Adam J. Berinsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), American Politics Research

Berinsky concludes, contrary to popular opinion, that electoral reforms that ease restrictions on casting ballots in fact increase socioeconomic biases in the composition of the voting public. He advocates shifting the focus of electoral reform from institutional changes to political engagement

Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #41 | DECEMBER 5, 2007

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project Launch | FEBRUARY 8, 2006

AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

On Wednesday, February 8, 2006, Senator Barack Obama delivered a keynote address to inaugurate the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project. Senator Obama's address was followed by a discussion of the past and future of election reform among experts in election law, technology, and administration.

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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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