Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #49
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
April 2, 2008
Election Reform Newsletter.
On Topic.New Resources.Events. Forward to a Colleague.
On Topic: Technology Issues
Voting technology, long the purview of heated debate among the political and advocacy communities, is the focus of two new academic, book-length studies. One, focusing on usability, was explored in a recent event hosted by the Election Reform Project, while the other highlights how the advantages of electronic voting can outweigh the drawbacks.
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»  HEARING/EVENT: "Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot," AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (March 21, 2008)
»  BOOK: "Electronic Elections: The Perils and Promises of Digital Democracy," R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech) and Thad Hall (University of Utah), Princeton University Press (March 2008)
 
 
 
 
While the provision allowing individuals to register to vote when they obtain drivers’ licenses is perhaps the best-known component of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, the law also requires voter registration materials to be available at a variety of public assistance agencies. This week, the Committee on House Administration explored the challenges that these agencies face in administering the law.
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High levels of interest in the presidential contest have brought registration to record levels in recent months in states like Pennsylvania, but many argue that Election Day Registration (EDR) could further increase both the number of registered voters and the number that turn out on Election Day. In a new analysis, R. Michael Alvarez and Jonathan Nagler explore the potential effects of EDR in Massachusetts.
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New Resources
EARLY/ABSENTEE VOTING
The Problems With All-Mail Elections
Daniel Tokaji
Election Law @ Moritz (March 2008)
Analysis of Possible Address Errors on the Florida Voter Registration File (PDF)
Michael McDonald
George Mason University (March 2008)
VOTING INTEGRITY
In-Person Voter Fraud: Myth and Trigger for Disenfranchisement?
U.S. Senate Commitee on Rules and Administration (March 2008)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Federal Court Extension of Polling Hours: Problem, Proposal, Example
Edward Foley
Election Law @ Moritz (March 2008)
Federal Court Extension of Polling Hours: Problem, Proposal, Example (Part 2)
Edward Foley
Election Law @ Moritz (April 2008)
MORE ON ELECTION REFORM
 
Events
Public Meeting
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
April 16, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
 
 
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Featured Resources
What Happened in Sarasota County? | JULY 2007
David Jefferson (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California/U.S. Department of Energy), National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies
In this article, the author, a computer scientist, summarizes a number of potential explanations for the undervote problem in Florida's 13th Congressional District in 2006, and offers several ideas for future progress.
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #40 | NOVEMBER 7, 2007
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting | 2005
Richard Celeste, Dick Thornburgh, and Herbert Lin, editors, Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting, National Research Council of the National Academies
This report frames the current debate over electronic voting by identifying the questions most in need of answering.
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Public Meeting: Effective Ballot Design and Polling Place Signage | JULY 2006
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
On July 13, the Election Assistance Commission held a public meeting to hear testimony on issues of polling place signage and ballot design from advocates and state officials.
Election Preview 2006: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and Why (PDF) | OCTOBER 2006
electionline.org
What can voters expect when they go to the polls on November 7? A new report from electionline.org looks at issues voters may encounter in the areas of voting technology, voter identification requirements, voter registration databases, and third-party voter registration.
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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
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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