Election Reform Newsletter, Issue #40
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On Topic: Early and Absentee Voting |
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Abroad, But Not Forgotten |
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An estimated six million Americans living abroad are eligible to vote in federal elections, and they present administrators with unique challenges. A new report from electionline.org looks at these concerns, and innovations that address them, while members of the Election Reform Project team weigh in on the issue as well.
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| A New Look at Voter ID |
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Comments by the head of the Department of Justice's Voting Rights Section are not the only recent news-making contribution to the debate over voter identification laws. In a new report, researchers from the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project examine the issue in depth and conclude that while there is no evidence that ID requirements depress turnout at the aggregate level, they do have a negative effect for certain individual voters.
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| Getting Ready for 2008 |
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The 2008 presidential primaries are only a few months away in many states, and local election officials are preparing now with the hopes of smooth operations later. The Election Assistance Commission has released six new Quick Start Guides--addressing topics such as polling places, absentee voting, and disaster planning--that aim to aid administrators nationwide in this process.
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Brownbag Lunch on NVRA Issues
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
November 9, 2007
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» Events |
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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 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
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AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
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Office of the Texas State Auditor
This report contains the results of an extensive audit of Texas's statewide registration database and makes recommendations on how to improve its quality.
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
In testimony before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration, the members of the Election Assistance Commission and the Secretaries of State of Iowa, New Mexico, Indiana, and Kansas discussed the implementation of the various provisions of the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
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Dr. William Jeffrey, Technical Guidelines Development Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology
This testimony, by the chair of the committee charged with making recommendations to the EAC about voting technology, summarizes likely changes to voting technology standards.
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Wendy R. Weiser and Jonah Goldman, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Part of a new initiative launched by the Brennan Center and the Lawyers' Committee, this report highlights reform proposals on a range of topics, including voter registration, electronic voting systems, election administration, and disenfranchisement issues.
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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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