Factors Associated with the Excessive CD-13 Undervote in the 2006 General Election in Sarasota County, Florida (PDF)
As the legal battle in Florida’s 13th Congressional District continues, a new report by Walter Mebane and David Dill analyzes the 18,000 undervotes from Sarasota County, but argues that further investigation is needed before any conclusive explanation can be reached.

Read the report here.
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This resource, framed around ten general issue areas, examines which states are likely to experience different election administration problems in November.
On July 19, the U.S. House Committees on Science and House Administration held a joint hearing entitled “Voting Machines: Will the New Standards and Guidelines Help Prevent Future Problems?”
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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.
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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