Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #57
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
August 6, 2008
Election Reform Newsletter.
On Topic.New Resources.Events. Forward to a Colleague.
On Topic: Election 2008
While detailed analyses of specific election reform issues serve to inform the public and policymakers in important ways, broader examinations of the field as a whole can also prove useful. A new piece from the Election Reform Project examines the current state of play in the research community, and a recent report from electionline.org looks at trends and issues that arose during the 2008 primary season.
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»  OPINION/ANALYSIS: "Viewpoint: Studying Election Reform," Matthew Corritore and Molly Reynolds, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (August 2008)
»  REPORT: "2008 Primary in Review" (PDF), electionline.org (July 2008)
 
 
 
 
From direct recording electronic machines (DREs) to hand-counted paper ballots, individuals across the country cast their ballots in countless different ways on Election Day, but good ballot design is of paramount importance, regardless of the type of system used. A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice explores thirteen common ballot design problems, reviews state laws that stand as obstacles to usability, and makes policy recommendations for the future.
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Among the Help America Vote Act (HAVA)’s mandates was a requirement that all states develop and utilize statewide voter registration databases, and that these databases match voter information against other records to ensure accuracy. In this analysis, Daniel Tokaji of Election Law @ Moritz examines a recent controversy in Wisconsin related to database matching, and highlights several problems that could occur nationwide this November.
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New Resources
VOTER REGISTRATION
Registration Bottlenecks: Will They Be a Problem in '08?
Nathan Cemenska
Election Law @ Moritz (July 2008)
Election Day Voter Registration in Nebraska (PDF)
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Jonathan Nagler (NYU)
Dēmos (April 2008)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Bipartisanship in Election Administration: Is There Enough?
Nathan Cemenska
Election Law @ Moritz (July 2008)
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
S. 3212, the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008
U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (July 30, 2008)
State of Alaska Election Security Project, Phase 2 Report (PDF)
University of Alaska Anchorage (May 2008)
MORE ON ELECTION REFORM
 
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Featured Resources
The Likely Consequences of Internet Voting for Political Represenation (PDF) | APRIL 2001
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Jonathan Nagler (New York University) , Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
The authors examine the effects of past reforms such as vote by mail and election-day registration as well as the results of the year 2000 primary election in Arizona and determine that the implementation of Internet voting would likely be detrimental to minority representation.
Election 2004: Review and Recommendations by the Nation's Election Administrators (PDF) | MAY 2005
National Task Force on Election Reform, The Election Center
Election officials investigate controversial administration issues in the 2004 election and suggest reforms in voter registration, early, absentee, and provisional balloting, voting technology, and election administration
Augmenting Voting Interfaces to Improve Accessibility and Performance (PDF) | APRIL 2006
Jonathan A. Goler (MIT), Edwin J. Selker (MIT), and Lorin F. Wilde (MIT), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
The authors analyze differences in voting performance between reading disabled and non-reading disabled voters using full-faced and page-by-page systems in order to develop new interfaces that reduce the errors of disabled and non-disabled voters alike.
Widespread Glitches, Snafus and Fender-Benders, but Few Major Meltdowns | NOVEMBER 9, 2006
electionline.org
Bringing their expertise in election reform with them, the electionline.org staff traveled to various potential hotspots around the country on Election Day. Read their analysis of election administration procedures, the impact of new laws and requirements, and more.
Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts (PDF) | MARCH 2008
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Jonathan Nagler (New York University), Dēmos
This analysis explores the potential turnout-boosting effects of Election Day Registration (EDR) in Massachusetts.
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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
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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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