Looking Carefully at <i>Crawford</i>
JANUARY 2008
Looking Carefully at Crawford
The media’s focus in its coverage of the Indiana voter ID case may be on the potential effects for the 2008 election, but election reform researchers have looked at the case from a legal perspective. The Election Reform Project and Ned Foley have offered previews, while the Brennan Center has gathered and summarized much of the relevant case material.
Featured Resources
While the controversy over the EAC-commissioned report on election crimes has faded somewhat since the report's release in December 2006, the issue returns to the spotlight with the release of the results of the EAC's internal investigation into how the contract was handled.
Using information from Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, this report documents the failure in Alabama to enforce 2003 law designed to expedite voter resoration rights to people who have completed their sentences for certain crimes.
This report examines the expected total costs of implementing the Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 and setting new requirements for the documentation required to obtain the state-issued identification that may soon be required to vote.
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.
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
www.aei.org
The Brookings Institution
www.brookings.edu
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