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MARCH 2007 How Do States Measure Up? |
Paper trails may be the hottest election reform topic thus far in the 110th Congress, but Senator Barack Obama recently introduced legislation aimed a tackling a different issue: election administration. Building on an idea developed by Heather Gerken at Yale Law School, the bill would create a ‘Democracy Index’ to measure the quality of states’ administration practices.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
This report provides the results from an evaluation of five projects to improve election data collection in 2008. Overall, the grantees increased their level of core data collection, improving to 80 percent of the core data from less than half in 2006.
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Supreme Court of Florida
The Florida Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of Sarasota County’s charter election law amendments, finding that state law does not bar individual counties from creating their own election laws.
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Center for Democracy and Election Management
This supplemental report provides in-depth information on each state's election system.
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Stephen T. Mockabee, J. Quin Monson & Kelly D. Patterson, Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, Brigham Young University
A pilot study examined the effectiveness of combining in-person training with on-line educational tools. Those who participated in on-line training performed better, were more confident in their work, and knew the specifics of their job better than those who had not participated in on-line training.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The Election Administration and Voting Survey is used to report on the method by which the electorate votes on a whole, and specifically on overseas voters and the implementation of NVRA.
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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.
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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.
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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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FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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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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