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Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #87
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
December 2, 2009
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On Topic: Voter Access
In state-level and nationwide research, a great deal of effort is being spent on tracking the increasing diversity of the voting population. Analyses of national census data and voter registration in California confirm projections regarding the changing demography of the electorate.
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Post-election audits determine whether discrepancies between hand and machine ballot counts exist. Analysis of the 2008 election results in Connecticut finds discrepancies in the vote counts caused by hand counting errors or vote misallocation, not as a result of machine tabulations.
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The NVRA was meant to increase registration levels across the country and as a result, increase participation in elections. Despite the fifteenth anniversary of NVRA in 2008, registration problems remain an issue, as Estelle Rogers, a Consulting Attorney with Project Vote, finds.
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New Resources
EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING
NASS Summary of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act
National Association of Secretaries of State
(October 2009)
Statement in Support of the MOVE Act
Senator Charles E. Schumer
(October 2009)
VOTER REGISTRATION
Modernizing Ohio's System for Registering Voters: Automatic and Online Registration
Wendy R. Weiser, Adam Skaggs, Christopher Ponoroff & Lawrence Norden
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
(November 2009)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
The 2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(November 2009)
Uncounted Ballots: A Measure of Vulnerability
Edward B. Foley
Election Law @ Moritz (November 2009)
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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
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.
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.
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.
Center for Democracy & Election Management
Center for Democracy & Election Management was established at the School of Public Affairs at American University in 2002. Their broader goal is to pave the way for and strengthen democracy through improved electoral performance.
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