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Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #89
Election Reform Newsletter
AEI | The Brookings Institution.
January 6, 2010
Election Reform Newsletter.

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On Topic: Election Administration
As election officials begin preparing for the 2010 elections, they face tighter budgets, reduced staff, and higher expectations from voters and onlookers. The Hawaii Office of Elections submitted a report focused on the realities it faces in light of a decreased budget, while Indiana recently made available its Outreach Library to prepare voters and officials on what to expect in November.
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The Ohio State Senate approved legislation to reform various aspects of the elections process. Among the measures are enhancements to early voting rules, adoption of a matching system between voter registration files and driver's license data, and compliance with the recently passed MOVE Act.
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One of the last municipalities in the last state to become compliant with the mandates of HAVA, New York City selected an electronic voting system to replace its existing lever system. Choosing Election Systems and Software, the Board of Elections made the January 14 deadline imposed by the State.
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New Resources
EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING
2008 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act Survey
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(November 2009)
Voting by Mail in Los Angeles
June Lagmay City Clerk, Los Angeles, CA
(November 2009)
VOTER ACCESS
The Rapid Growth of Permanent Mail Ballot Registration in California and its Impact
Mark DiCamillo
Survey Practice
(November 2009)
VOTER REGISTRATION
Interstate Voter Registration Database Matching: The Oregon-Washington 2008 Pilot Project
R. Michael Alvarez (Caltech), Jeff Jonas (IBM Entity Analysis), William E. Winkler (Census Bureau), & Rebecca Wright (Rutgers University)
(September 2009)
Recommendations for Making Voter Registration Automatic and Portable
Governor's Commission on Strengthening Utah's Democracy
(December 2009)
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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.
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
Brennan Center for Justice
NYU School of Law
The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice.
Dēmos
Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.
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