The Challenges of Absentee Voters from Abroad
MAY 2007
The Challenges of Absentee Voters from Abroad
While U.S. elections are administered largely at the local level, the issues that officials face extend far outside the boundaries of their jurisdictions. One new report examines how overseas voting is managed across the country, while another offers solutions to the particular problems confronted by military voters.
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This report examines a number of security issues that arise with the transmission of UOCAVA ballots and recommends implementing a set of best practices to improve the process in the future.
Research Projects
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.
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 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.
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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