AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

A Year of Five Elections for the City/County of San Francisco (PDF)

Most voters across the country have the opportunity to go to the polls twice a year: for a primary and for a general election. Thanks to front-loaded presidential primaries and special contests, however, some jurisdictions are being faced with the challenge of mounting more elections this year. In San Francisco, for example, there will have been five elections between November 2007 and November 2008; a new report highlights various issues that this frequency of contests has raised and makes recommendations for improvement going forward.

Read the report here (PDF).

Asking the Right Questions About Electronic Voting | 2005

Richard Celeste, Dick Thornburgh, and Herbert Lin, editors, Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting, National Research Council of the National Academies

This report frames the current debate over electronic voting by identifying the questions most in need of answering.

Electronic Voting Machines and the Standards-Setting Process (PDF) | 2004

Eddan Katz and Rebecca Bolin, Yale School of Law

This paper, part of the Committee on a Framework for Understanding Electronic Voting initiative at the National Research Council of the National Academies, lays out criteria for evaluating new voting systems.

The California Voters’ Experience: What Works for Them, What Does Not Work, and Where to Go From Here (PDF) | OCTOBER 2008

Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation

Examining every step of the election system experienced by voters, this report looks at a range of issues in California, discusses obstacles to reform, and makes recommendations for going forward.

Trust But Verify: Toward Increasing Voter Confidence in Election Results (PDF) | DECEMBER 2007

Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

The first in a series of reports examining Tennessee's election system, this study examines its voting machines and lays out recommendations for improving them.

Election Day Vote Centers and Voter Turnout (PDF) | APRIL 2006

Robert M. Stein (Rice University) and Greg Vonnahme (Rice University)

Stein and Vonnahme study the use of county-wide Election Day Vote Centers in Larimer County, Colorado, where they have been in use since 2003. They conclude that the centers have increased voter turnout within the county.

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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

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 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.

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