Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #45
Election Reform Newsletter
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February 6, 2008
Election Reform Newsletter.
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On Topic: Election 2008
Voters in 15 states participated in primaries yesterday, marking an earlier-than-ever test for many election administrators in a presidential election year. Electionline.org previewed various challenges that Super Tuesday states were likely to face, and another team of researchers has already mined the New Hampshire primary for potential election reform lessons.
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»  REPORT: "Election Administration Preview: Super Tuesday, February 5, 2008" (PDF), electionline.org (February 2008)
»  REPORT: "Voting Technology and the 2008 New Hampshire Primary" (PDF), Michael C. Herron (Dartmouth College), Walter R. Mebane, Jr. (University of Michigan), and Jonathan N. Wand (Stanford University) (January 2008)
 
 
 
 
As the first election since 1952 without an incumbent president or vice-president as a candidate, the number of new registrations for this November’s presidential contest is expected to be very high. A new report from Project Vote uses Colorado as a case study to explore a process designed to ease registration for low-income citizens—making forms available at public assistance agencies—and finds that the state has made some progress recently but that room for improvement still exists.
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The challenges election administrators face vary depending on the demographics of their jurisdictions. Nearly all state and local officials, however, have to plan to meet the unique needs of elderly voters. Looking towards November, the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging explored the issues raised by this population, receiving testimony from elected officials, academic experts, and advocates.
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New Resources
VOTER ACCESS
Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, but Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain (PDF)
Barbara D. Bovbjerg
U.S. Government Accountability Office (January 2008)
Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot
Paul Herrnson (University of Maryland), et. al.
Brookings Press (January 2008)
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Are States Ready for the 2008 Election?
Stateline.org (January 2008)
VOTING INTEGRITY
Viewpoint: Justices Seek Pragmatic Approach to ID Laws
Matthew Weil and Timothy J. Ryan
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project (January 2008)
Voter IDs Are Not the Problem: A Survey of Three States (PDF)
Center for Democracy and Election Management, American University (January 2008)
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Events
Public Meeting
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
February 7, 2008
Washington, DC
 
 
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Featured Resources
Maryland Registered Voters' Opinions About Voting and Voting Technologies (PDF) | FEBRUARY 2006
Donald F. Norris, National Center for the Study of Elections, Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
In a telephone study of 800 Maryland voters, the state's new voting system received largely favorable ratings on issues of efficiency, reliability, and trustworthiness. Many respondents, however, also displayed a lack of familiarity with concepts like paper trails and voting receipts.
Viewpoint: The View from the Batter's Box: State-Level Policy Meets Street-Level Problems | DECEMBER 2007
Timothy J. Ryan, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
The Human Dimension of Elections: How Poll Workers Shape Public Confidence in Elections (PDF) | APRIL 2008
Thad Hall (Utah), J. Quin Monson (BYU), and Kelly Patterson (BYU), Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah
Poll workers are an integral part of ensuring that Election Day runs smoothly, and this study finds that they can also play a major role in shaping voters' confidence in the electoral process.
Election Day Registration: A Study of Voter Fraud Allegations and Findings on Voter Roll Security (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007
Lorraine Minnite (Barnard College), Dēmos
This analysis explores Election Day Registration (EDR) as a potential threat to voting integrity, concluding that states with EDR have not experienced increased amounts of voter fraud.
Viewpoint: Justices Seek Pragmatic Approach to ID Laws | JANUARY 11, 2008
Matthew Weil and Timothy J. Ryan, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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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.
Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC Berkeley
Election Administration Research Center (EARC), UC Berkeley
Part of the Institute for Governmental Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, the Election Administration Research Center (EARC) aims to improve the administration of elections.
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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