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Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #90
Election Reform Newsletter
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January 20, 2010
Election Reform Newsletter.

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On Topic: Election Administration
As states continue to refine their rules regarding elections, courts have stepped in to resolve disputes between enacted legislation and constitutional law. Two recent court decisions on laws in Minnesota and Washington state highlight the continuing influence of the judicial branch in election law.
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Project Vote has assembled comprehensive recommendations to improve election administration in 11 states. The recommendations cover voter registration practices and list maintenance, convenience voting policies, voter access, the role of public agencies and provisional voting.
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After three consecutive years' of governor vetoes, the Rhode Island assembly succeeded in enacting into law a teen voter pre-registration bill. It joins Hawaii and Florida, as well as Puerto Rico, in permitting pre-registration for teenagers.
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Outreach Library
Indiana Election Division
(January 2010)
Senate Bill 8
Ohio State Senate
(December 2009)
Technology Issues
City of New York Announces Selection of New Poll Site Voting System
Board of Elections, City of New York
(January 2010)
VOTER Access
Election Plan for 2010 Elections: Precinct Closings
Hawaii Office of Elections
(December 2009)
Voting by Mail in Los Angeles
June Lagmay, City Clerk, Los Angeles, CA
(November 2009)
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Voting Technology Research Center (VoTeR Center)
University of Connecticut
The mission of the VoTeR center is to advise state agencies in the use of voting technologies and to investigate voting solutions and voting equipment to develop and recommend safe use procedures for their usage in elections.
electionline.org
The Pew Center on the States
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.
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
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
Center for American Politics and Citizenship
University of Maryland
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.
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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