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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).
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Eyes on the Vote Count: Non-Partisan Observer Reports of Minnesota's Post-Election Audit and Recount (PDF) | MAY 2009
Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota
This report explores how Minnesota's recount processes were employed in Franken/Coleman election contest, arguing that while the system functioned quite well, reforms can be made.
Election Technology and the Voting Experience in 2008 (PDF) | APRIL 2009
Charles Stewart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
This paper explores whether voters who used specific types of machines in the 2008 election encountered more problems than other voters, and whether voter confidence varied by the type of system used.
The 2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey | NOVEMBER 2009
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The Election Administration and Voting Survey is used to report on the method by which the electorate votes on a whole, and specifically on overseas voters and the implementation of NVRA.
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.
“Making Voting Work” for Eighteen Year-Olds (PDF) | OCTOBER 2009
David J. Motz (Washington State Elections Division), The Pew Center on the States
A mailing campaign undertaken by the Washington Secretary of State focused on registering eighteen year-olds around the state to vote early. This report discusses the results of that campaign.
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