Population Displacement and Post-Katrina Politics: The New Orleans Mayoral Race, 2006 (PDF)
John R. Logan of Brown University analyzes the impact of voter displacement due to Hurricane Katrina on the results of New Orleans’s recent mayoral race. He finds that although black voters turned out in lower numbers than whites did, the displacement was not decisive in the election.

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Featured Resources
Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #50 | APRIL 16, 2008
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Draft: Best Practices for Effective Designs in Election Administration | JUNE 2007
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Undertaken in collaboration with Design for Democracy, this report from the EAC seeks to identify best practices in the areas of ballot design, polling place signage, and other voter information materials.
County Poll Workers: The Office of the Secretary of State Has Developed Statewide Guidelines, but County Training Programs Need Some Improvement (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2008
Office of the California State Auditor
In this report, state auditors examine the use of poll worker training guidelines issued by the California Secretary of State's office, and makes recommendations for improvement in training programs employed at the county level.
Lines at Polling Places: Data Collection in the 2008 California Primary (PDF) | APRIL 2008
Zachary Markovits and Douglas Spencer , University of California, Berkeley Survey Research Center
Relatively little quantative research has assessed how polling places actually function on Election Day; this report uses data from election observers who collected data on poll workers, voting machines, and voting regulations.
Absentee and Early Voting: Trends, Promises, and Perils | NOVEMBER 2006
John C. Fortier, American Enterprise Institute
Election Day may have been November 7, but countless citizens across the country cast their ballots in advance.
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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.
Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
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
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.
Center for American Politics and Citizenship
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.
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