More Questions Than Answers on Voter ID
APRIL 2007
More Questions Than Answers on Voter ID
The general public may be paying attention to voter fraud issues because of their connection with the recent firing of U.S. attorneys, but the EAC has been making news on the integrity front as well. Deciding that no conclusions could be drawn based on an initial report, the Commission has called for further research on the effects of voter identification laws.
Featured Resources
The EAC will hear testimony on vote counting and recounting from representatives of Washington, Virginia, and California, as well as from election reform scholars.
The Brennan Center and McDonald argue that a report of alleged voter fraud submitted to the New Jersey Attorney General in September 2005 suffers from several serious methodological flaws.
This analysis from the Heritage Foundation examines allegations related to a 1994 election in Alabama, arguing that absentee balloting is particularly prone to fraud.
In this analysis, the Election Reform Project's Jessica Leval describes administrative problems--both ones encountered as a individual voter, and ones that affected the city as a whole--in the recent District of Columbia primary.
Research Projects
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 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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