Unequal Access: Neglecting the National Voter Registration Act, 1995-2007 (PDF)
The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) has provided millions of Americans with increased opportunities to register to vote since its enactment in 1993, but researchers from Project Vote and Dēmos conclude that significant improvements can still be made in the law’s implementation. Following up on a series of state-by-state case studies, this new report highlights the need to improve reporting requirements and enforcement.

Read the report here (PDF)
Featured Resources
Residual Vote in the 2004 Election: Working Paper (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2005
Charles Stewart III (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
Stewart III’s working paper examines the decrease in the residual vote rate between the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections and attributes it to better voting machines, as well as non-technology factors, including improved administrative practices and fewer voter abstentions
Equal Vote (blog of Daniel Tokaji)
Tojaki's blog focuses on issues of election reform, the Voting Rights Act, and the Help America Vote Act.
Beyond the Margin of Litigation: Reforming U.S. Election Administration to Avoid Electoral Meltdown (PDF) | 2005
Richard L. Hasen (Loyola Law School), Washington and Lee Law Review
Hasen assesses the current state of election administration in the United States and suggests reforms in voter registration, election administration, and the role of the courts in election jurisprudence
2007 Registration Drives Legislation | APRIL 30, 2007
electionline.org
This resource provides an overview of various pieces of legislation regarding voter registration drives that are pending at the state level.
Early Returns on Election Reform: Discretion, Disenfranchisement, and the Help America Vote Act (PDF) | 2005
Daniel P. Tokaji (Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University), George Washington Law Review
Tokaji examines problems in the 2004 election, including voting equipment, voter registration, and provisional balloting, and recommends avoiding future difficulties by upgrading technology, deciding litigation prior to the election, and establishing clear administrative rules, among other things
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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.
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