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JUNE 2007 New Perspectives on the Voter ID Debate |
While legislative debates over voter ID laws have continued recently in states like Texas, new resources provide additional perspectives. A report from Georgia examines specific questions related to driver’s licenses, while Daniel Tokaji provides a wide-angle look at the voter fraud controversy at the Department of Justice.
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Michael J. Pitts & Matthew D. Neumann, Indiana University of Law- Indianapolis
This research examines the effect of Indiana’s photo identification requirement on counting provisional ballots in the 2008 general elections.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Research Database on the U.S. Voting System and Voting Technology provides access to empirical and analytical research about voting and elections to inform evidence-based reforms.
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Karen Handel, Georgia Secretary of State
Under the Voting Rights Act, any state-level change to voter registration rules must be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. Georgia’s proposed VoteSafe program, designed to keep private the addresses of victims of domestic violence, was approved by the Department of Justice.
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David Konisky and Michael A. Powell, Institute of Public Policy, Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri
This report from researchers at the University of Missouri explores public opinion on a select set of issues, including Election Day registration, voting by mail, photo identification requirements, and early voting.
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Thomas Basile, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
This law review article explores a range of the legal issues the Supreme Court confronted in the Indiana voter ID case.
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FairVote develops and promotes practical strategies to improve elections at the local, state and national levels.
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The Pew Center on the States
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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Dēmos is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization founded in 2000. A multi-issue national organization, Dēmoscombines research, policy development, and advocacy to influence public debates and catalyze change.
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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.
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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.
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