What Happened in Florida 13?
JANUARY 2007
What Happened in Florida 13?
Vern Buchanan has been seated as the new representative from Florida's 13th Congressional District, but the legal battle continues. Scholars have offered a number of explanations for what happened in Sarasota on Election Day, and the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project's Matt Weil anaylzes the overall situation.
Featured Resources
Some of HAVA’s provisions faced an early test during the 2004 general election. In a recent study, the U.S. Government Accountability Office explored the law's implementation and the challenges faced by election officials.

Read the report.

This study evaluates the experience of both voters and election officials with a voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) pilot program in three Georgia counties during the 2006 election.
In this analysis, Daniel Tokaji examines a controversy in Wisconsin related to its new statewide voter registration database, and highlights several problems that could occur nationwide this November.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) promotes democratization by observing election administration in over fifty regions and offering election assistance when necessary.
Research Projects
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.
As part of its broader research focus on elections, campaign ethics, campaign finance, and the legislative process, the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland is engaged in research projects on voting technology and ballot design specifically.
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