AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Thank you for following the work of the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project. We’ll continue looking at the issues of election reform at AEI and Brookings. For new work on congressional redistricting, please visit www.redistrictingproject.org.

Make Voting Work: Request for Proposals--
New Diagnostics and New Solutions

In partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Make Voting Work initiative and the JEHT Foundation, the Pew Center on the States has issued a Request for Proposals. The first in a series, this RFP will allocate up to $2 million and will focus on diagnosing how well U.S. elections are run and planning pilot projects testing solutions to be conducted in 2007 and 2008.

» For general information on the RFP, go here.
» To read the RFP, go here (PDF).
» For frequently asked questions about the RFP, go here (PDF).

Post-Election Audit of Memory Cards for the November 2008 Elections (PDF) | MAY 2009

UConn Voting Technology Research Center

This report discusses the results of a post-election audit of Connecticut's memory cards, finding that while all cards used in the election were properly programmed, there is still room for improvement.

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.

Inventing the "Right to Vote" in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board(PDF) | APRIL 2009

Thomas Basile, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

This law review article explores a range of the legal issues the Supreme Court confronted in the Indiana voter ID case.

Declining Public Assistance Voter Registration and Welfare Reform: A Response (PDF) | OCTOBER 2009

R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) & Jonathan Nagler (NYU), Demos

Alvarez and Nagler critique an analysis of data on voter registration at public assistance agencies. This research finds that results attributing the decline of voter registration to PRWORA are overstated.

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.

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Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project

This project aims to evaluate the current state of reliability and uniformity of U.S. voting systems; to establish uniform attributes and quantitative guidelines for performance and reliability of voting systems; and to propose specific uniform guidelines and requirements for reliable voting systems

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.

Early Voting Information Center

Reed College

Directed by early voting scholar Paul Gronke and housed at Reed College, the Early Voting Information Center provides news and research on and a state-by-state overview of early voting issues.

Center for Democracy & Election Management

Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.

FairVote

FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.

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