Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #35
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On Topic: Election Reform Legislation |
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Is Change on the Horizon in Congress? |
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Congress hopes to highlight successes in election reform legislation before the August recess, but time is running out. The Senate Rules Committee examined pending legislation last week, and Election Reform Project staff members provide analysis of the two major bills under consideration.
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| New Perspectives on E-Voting |
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As the study of election reform proves to be increasingly multidisciplinary, attempts to unite different perspectives become especially valuable. In a new issue of The Bridge, a publication of the National Academy of Engineering, political scientists, computer scientists, and policymakers all examine current issues in the study of electronic voting and make suggestions for future research and policy agendas.
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| Learning Lessons from California |
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As part of California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's top-to-bottom review of the voting machines certified for use in California, researchers at the University of California conducted rigorous testing to try to compromise the systems' accuracy, security, and integrity. In an overview of the teams' findings, Principal Investigator Matt Bishop highlights weaknesses in each of the systems and makes recommendations for improvements.
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A Plan for Interstate Interoperability of State Voter Registration Databases
The National Academies
August 6, 2007
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About The Election
Reform Project |
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The AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project aims to synthesize election-related research, link the research and policy communities, track and assist the implemen-
tation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and encourage improvements in HAVA and in election conduct and administration. |
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The Brookings Alert
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AEI in an Instant
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The Election Reform Newsletter is a periodic e-mail publication from
AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project http://www.electionreformproject.org
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20036 |
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electionline.org
Electionline.org’s survey of state election directors shows that most states use 'top down' rather than 'bottom up' lists; that states differ over producing the lists 'in house' or outsourcing the work; and that most states conduct registration purges in localities instead of at the state level.
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Jessica Leval and Jennifer Marsico, AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Over the past three decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of absentee and early voters. This piece summarizes a range of early voting options and addressing several pending questions on the topic.
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The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and Spencer Overton (George Washington University School of Law), The National Network on State Election Reform
This response to the report of the Carter-Baker Commission rebuts its recommendations for a national, mandatory voter ID card, the use of social security numbers in voter registration, and only limited felon re-enfranchisement
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Paul Herrson (University of Maryland), et. al.
This paper summarizes a number of different studies on the usability of electronic voting systems, showing that, by and large, such systems work well.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Following a similar document for new voting systems, the Election Assistance Commission released a set of guidelines for election officials on issues such as on software security, physical security, personnel security, and the security of the voting machines themselves.
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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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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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