Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #48
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
March 19, 2008
Election Reform Newsletter.
On Topic.New Resources.Events. Forward to a Colleague.
On Topic: Early and Absentee Voting
Citing costs and administrative concerns, Florida Democrats have abandoned a plan to redo that state’s presidential primary by mail, and the decision is likely to be welcomed by various election reform experts who have highlighted the proposal’s potential shortcomings.
Read more »
»  OPINION/ANALYSIS: "The Problems with All-Mail Elections," Daniel Tokaji, Election Law @ Moritz (March 2008)
»  REPORT: "Analysis of Possible Address Errors on the Florida Voter Registration File" (PDF), Michael McDonald, George Mason University (March 2008)
 
 
 
 
Though the Supreme Court may not release an opinion in the closely-watched Indiana voter ID case until early summer, the topic remains a hot one. Last week, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration explored the issue of in-person voter fraud, which such laws are designed to prevent, by hearing testimony from senators, state election officials, and other experts.
Read more »
  
 
 
Have new voting systems, introduced since 2000, improved citizen satisfaction and trust in the voting process? Can citizens cast their ballots without making the same errors that occurred in Florida eight years ago? A new book from Brookings Press, Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot, answers these and other questions, and on March 21, the Election Reform Project will hold a panel discussion with the volume’s authors.
Read more »
  

New Resources
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
Viewpoint: Eight Immediate Steps to Avoid Over One Million Lost Votes in November 2008
Ted Selker (Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project)
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (March 2008)
Back to Paper: A Case Study (PDF)
electionline.org (February 2008)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Assessment of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's Program and Financial Operations (PDF)
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (February 2008)
VOTING INTEGRITY
Report of Investigation: Preparation of the Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation Report (PDF)
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (February 2008)
Vote Fraud in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Public Opinion in the Challenge to Voter Identification Requirements
Stephen Ansolabehere (MIT) and Nathaniel Persily (Columbia Law School)
Columbia Law School Public Law and Legal Theory Working Paper Group (February 2008)
MORE ON ELECTION REFORM
 
Events
Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
March 21, 2008
Washington, DC
 
 
About The Election
Reform Project
The AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project aims to synthesize election-related research, link the research and policy communities, track and assist the implemen-
tation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and encourage improvements in HAVA and in election conduct and administration.
 
  » Read More
Also From Brookings
  The Brookings Alert
is a weekly e-mail of events, activities, and publications from the Brookings Institution. Sign up for the Alert on the Brookings homepage.
 
 
   
Sign up for Brookings Alert.
Also From Brookings
  AEI in an Instant
is a bi-weekly e-mail of events, publications, and other activities at AEI. Sign up for AEI in an Instant on the AEI homepage.
 
 
   
Sign up for AEI in an Instant.
  To unsubscribe from the Election Reform Newsletter, click here or send a blank e-mail to: %%email.unsub%%.
   
   
   
  The Election Reform Newsletter is a periodic e-mail publication from
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project  http://www.electionreformproject.org
  
   
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20036 		 
Featured Resources
Where's the Voter Fraud? | DECEMBER 2006
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation
Is voter fraud at the polling place really a problem? In this piece, Tova Wang presents one perspective on the issue, arguing that the situation has been significantly overstated.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #46 | FEBRUARY 20, 2008
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Military Voting and the Law: Procedural and Technological Solutions to the Ballot Transit Problem (PDF) | MARCH 2007
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), Thad Hall (Utah), and Brian Roberts (Utah), Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah
Absentee voters currently serving in the military present unique challenges for election administrators at all levels of government, and this report examines ways to overcome these particular obstacles.
The Driver License Status of the Voting Age Population in Wisconsin (PDF) | JUNE 2005
John Pawasarat, Employment and Training Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This study provides a demographic analysis of those citizens in Wisconsin lacking the types of photo identification that would be necessary in the face of new requirements for voting. It concludes that elderly persons and minorities would be among those seriously affected by a new policy.
Vote Centers Help America Vote (PDF) | APRIL 2006
Scott Doyle (Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Larimer County, Colorado)
Doyle, Clerk & Recorder of Larimer County, Colorado, explains his county's experience with countywide Election Day vote centers.
More Resources  »
  Back To Top
Research Projects
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
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.
More Research Projects  »
  Back To Top
Related Topics
Project made possible by:
Voter Registration |  Voter Access |  Early and Absentee Voting |  Provisional Balloting |  Technology Issues |  Election Administration |  Voting Integrity |  Events | About Us | Contact Us | Projects and Experts | Resources | Home
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
www.aei.org
The Brookings Institution
www.brookings.edu
© Copyright 2006, AEI
and The Brookings Institution