Annual Report (2002)
electionline.org is pleased to bring you this report, the second look at the state of play of election reform in Washington, state capitals, county seats and city halls across America.
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Annual Report (2001)
To determine the current state of election reform, the Election Reform Information Project surveyed election reform activity across the country since November 2000. The Election Reform Information Project looked at developments in Congress and the federal government, in the states, in the courts and in the dozens of public- and private-sector task forces and study […]
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Helping American Vote: Poll Workers (September 2007)
“Election Reform Briefing 20: Poll Workers” examines a number of facets of America’s one-day workforce, including training requirements, compensation, specialization and absenteeism, attitudes and what innovations are underway in states and localities to recruit, train and retain poll workers.
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Case Study: Election Partnerships (June 2007)
electionline.org examined partnerships between states and universities. Specifically, the 18th electionline Briefing details the nuts and bolts, implications and criticism of existing partnerships. The prospects for future partnerships between state and local election offices, universities and, citizens’ groups are also explored.
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Case Study: Auditing the Vote (March 2007)
This, the 17th electionline Briefing, explores the issue of post-election audits in a number of states. Like so many other issues in election administration, the study finds that rules governing the practice vary greatly across borders as does the size of the sample, public access and scrutiny and response to disparities between vote counts and […]
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The 2006 Election (November 2006)
In this, the 15th Electionline Briefing, “Election 2006 In Review,” we take an early look at what went wrong – and right – in the 2006 midterm election, with particular focus on voting machines, new procedures and preparation. The first general election since the final deadlines of the Help America Vote Act, this year’s vote […]
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Translating the Vote: The Impact of Language Minority Provision of the Voting Rights Act (October 2006)
In this, the 14th Election Reform Briefing, electionline.org explores the impact of the Language Minority Provision, not only on the growing electorate, but also on the administration of elections.
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Holding Form: Voter Registration 2006 (July 2006)
This, the 13th electionline.org Briefing, explores the user end of the registration process: how would-be voters obtain forms, complete them, and how much time they have before an election to do so.
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Recounts: From Punch Cards to Paper Trails (October 2005)
In this 12th election reform Briefing, electionline.org examines the rules in each state governing recounts, with a particular focus on the impact of voter- verifiable paper audit trails (VVPATs), absentee and provisional ballots. As with most election issues, federalism has produced a variety of rules governing the same process.
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Assorted Rolls: Statewide Voter Registration Databases Under HAVA (June 2005)
Bloated rolls, lost records, duplicates, registered dead people, eligible house pets and citizens rendered ineligible by faulty list purges. All have plagued voter registration rolls around the country in recent years. By January 1, 2006, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), will require that each state have a centrally-controlled voter list that would eliminate the […]
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