Election Reform

Reforming Registration

Election Law Blog by Dan Tokaji

On Monday, I identified four problem areas to watch out for on Election Day: 1) lines at the polls, 2) voting equipment, 3) voter registration lists, and 4) provisional and absentee ballots. While machine breakdowns and polling place lines got the lion's share public attention on Election Day, a closer look reveals that voter registration was the election administration issue of 2008. Looking forward, it is imperative that policymakers consider changes to voter registration that would eliminate unnecessary barriers to participation and reduce the need for provisional ballots.  read more »

The Shape of Elections to Come

MSNBC by Alan Boyle

November 5, 2008

Registering to vote online ... coping with masses of mail-in ballots ... voting during an "Election Week" rather than a single Election Day: These are all features that came into play during this year's historic balloting, and they point to the next step in the evolution of the electoral process.

On the day after Election Day, experts on voting technology were quick to explain what went right and what went wrong this time around - and whether it's possible to fix our clunky voting system.  read more »

Conservatives Plot on Campaign Finance

Politico.com by Jeanne Cummings

August 12, 2008

Policito.com - Encouraged by the U.S. Supreme Court, conservatives are launching a wholesale legal assault on campaign finance laws.

And among the leaders is a man once charged with enforcing those laws: former Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley Smith.

His goals are big. He doesn't want to just scale back the laws; he wants to pretty much wipe them out.  read more »

New Report Finds States Not Doing Enough to Ensure Accurate Count on Electronic Voting Machines

Samuelson Law Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law - The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

August 1, 2008 New York, NY - The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law released a new report today that suggests a majority of states have not adopted adequate security measures to ensure the integrity of election results tallied on electronic voting machines.

More Choices, More Voices: A Primer on Fusion

Part of the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Series

Votelaw

Listserve & Blog: At the intersection of politics and law

Stateline.org

Website providing latest news and research on state-level issues

MassVote Resource Library

Public Library of Voter and Election Resources

Public Library of Voter and Election Resources

A Project Vote web site dedicated to tracking election administration and election reform bills

Electionlegislation.org

A Project Vote web site dedicated to tracking election administration and election reform bills

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