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JANUARY 2006 New Orleaners at the Polls |
In its first mayoral election since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans exceeded expectations for efficiency and turnout. The state's massive voter education campaign, large multi-precinct vote centers, and use of early and absentee voting yielded a turnout of 36 percent, down only 10 percent from 2002. What can we learn from New Orleans and other cities and states?
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David Kimball (University of Missouri-St. Louis) and Martha Kropf (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Kimball and Kropf examine the impact of early and absentee voting on unrecorded votes in the United States and find little average difference between unrecorded votes cast in a precinct polling station and those cast via early or absentee ballots.
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Jessica Leval, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Nearly one million Americans living overseas requested absentee ballots in 2004--but only a third were successfully cast. The Election Reform Project's Jessica Leval examines the issue of overseas voting and makes recommendations for improving the process.
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The National Research Commission on Elections and Voting, Social Science Research Council
The final report of the Commission identifies specific questions in ten election reform areas especially in need of further scientific research
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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Michael J. Hamner (Georgetown University) and Michael W. Traugott (University of Michigan), American Politics Research
In this article, the authors analyze the effects of voting by mail beyond voter turnout, including its impact on roll-off and straight-ticket voting.
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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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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
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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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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.
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