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Election Enhancements for Ohio: A Report to the Governor and General Assembly (PDF)
The state of Ohio has long been a focus of election reformers’ attention, thanks to issues like long wait times at the polls in 2004 and a number of voter registration problems prior to last fall’s contest. After the 2008 election, the state undertook a comprehensive review of its entire election system, and a new report highlights both successes and failures and makes a range of recommendations in areas ranging from voter identification to absentee voting.

Read the report here (PDF).
Featured Resources
Modernizing Ohio's System for Registering Voters: Automatic and Online Registration (PDF) | NOVEMBER 2009
Wendy R. Weiser, Adam Skaggs, Christopher Ponoroff & Lawrence Norden, The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
For Ohio, with an outdated and inefficient registration process, modernizing its voter registration system is a priority.
Voting Technology and Innovation (PDF) | AUGUST 2009
Thad E. Hall (University of Utah), Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project
This VTP working paper reviews aspects of voting during the 2008 elections: the people involved, the process that took place, and the technological aspects of voting. Hall also discusses the state of voting technology in the U.S. and around the world, and suggests improvements.
Annual Report on Grant Programs, 2008 | FEBRUARY 2010
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The EAC's annual report on 2008 spending provides detailed information regarding states’ usage of HAVA funds, as well as data on competitive grants distributed by the EAC. Of the $2.96 billion they received from the EAC, states have spent 76% and are expected to use remaining funds in 2010.
Paperless Voter Registration: Innovations in Three States | JANUARY 2010
Project Vote
This Project Vote study analyzed efforts in South Dakota, Kansas and Delaware to implement paperless voter registration systems.
Examining Florida's High Invalid Vote Rate in the 2008 General Election (PDF) | JUNE 2009
Mary K. Garber, Florida Fair Elections Center
This report finds that the increase in the no-valid-vote rate in the 2008 presidential race in Florida was due to excessive overvoting statewide, not to the change in voting technologies.
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Center for Democracy & Election Management
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.
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.
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.
FairVote
FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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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