AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project

Make Voting Work: Request for Proposals--
New Diagnostics and New Solutions

In partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Make Voting Work initiative and the JEHT Foundation, the Pew Center on the States has issued a Request for Proposals. The first in a series, this RFP will allocate up to $2 million and will focus on diagnosing how well U.S. elections are run and planning pilot projects testing solutions to be conducted in 2007 and 2008.

» For general information on the RFP, go here.
» To read the RFP, go here (PDF).
» For frequently asked questions about the RFP, go here (PDF).

What Do Local Election Officials Think about Election Reform?: Results of a Survey (PDF) | JUNE 2005

Eric A. Fischer and Kevin J. Coleman, Congressional Research Service

The CRS surveys more than 1,500 local election officials in fifty states regarding their views on voting systems, HAVA, and voting system vendors

The Nation’s Evolving Election System as Reflected in the November 2004 General Election (PDF) | JUNE 2006

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Some of HAVA’s provisions faced an early test during the 2004 general election. In a recent study, the U.S. Government Accountability Office explored the law's implementation and the challenges faced by election officials.

Read the report.

Expanding Voter Registration for Low-Income Citizens: How North Carolina is Realizing the Promise of the National Voter Registration Act (PDF) | MAY 2007

Lisa J. Danetz and Scott Novakowski, Dēmos

This report examines North Carolina's successful efforts at increasing compliance with the National Voter Registration Act's mandate that states provide opportunities for voter registration in state public assistance offices.

VVPAT Update for the VVSG 2005 (PDF) | MARCH 2006

National Institute of Standards and Technology

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommends that the EAC broaden the scope of its definition of voter verifiable paper audit trails (VVPAT) currently contained in its 2005 voluntary voting system guidelines. NIST also proposes a scheme to audit VVPATs effectively.

Stop the Presses: How Paper Trails Fail to Secure e-Voting (PDF) | SEPTEMBER 2007

Daniel Castro, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

As the debate over direct recording electronic (DRE) machines continues, this report argues against a paper requirement, such as the one proposed by pending legislation in the House of Representatives.

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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.

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.

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