Report

• 2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections

  Mar 25, 2009 - This survey conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that while most Americans who voted on Election Day had a positive experience, problems with election administration–including registration, polling place location, voter identification and long lines–affected millions of voters, and most significantly, were a major factor preventing as many as 38%  of voters who registered but did not go to the polls to vote.

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• Election 2008 in Review

  Dec 09, 2008 - Predictions of historic turnout, an overburdened election system and polling place meltdowns never materialized on November 4. In fact, the 2008 election might have restored sagging voter confidence.

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• Election Preview 2008: What if We Had an Election and Everyone Came?

  Oct 21, 2008 - This preview from electionline.org provides a comprehensive look at the rules, technology, registration figures and issues to watch in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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• Voter Surge Will Challenge States

  Jul 28, 2008 - With a historic presidential race expected to drive huge numbers of people – particularly first-time voters – to the polls, states have a lot of work in store to ensure that every vote counts, reports Stateline.org.

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• 2008 Primary in Review

  Jul 24, 2008 - A review of the 2008 primary season has found that the dramatically increased number of voters taxed the election system more than any administrative problem.

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• Case Study: Election Observation Dispatches from the Polls

  May 15, 2008 - A report by electionline.org examines ways that individual observers of the nation’s elections – which are under more scrutiny than ever this year – can be a collective asset.

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• Many Happy Returns (Spring 2008 Trust Magazine article)

  Apr 30, 2008 - In America, every vote counts. But is every vote counted? No one knows better than electionline.org.

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• Following the Paper Trail

  Feb 21, 2008 - A new report by electionline.org details how five states that implemented electronic voting have chosen or are considering statewide paper-based optical scan systems.

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• The Help America Vote Act at 5

  Nov 29, 2007 - HAVA represented a dramatic shift in the relationship between the federal government and its state and local counterparts in the area of election reform — namely the promise of nearly $4 billion in federal funds tied to a series of federal requirements, all to be enforced by a new federal agency.

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• The Invisible Primary—Invisible No Longer

  Oct 29, 2007 - A study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

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• Toward a Voting System Worthy of a Democracy (Spring 2007 Trust Magazine article)

  Jun 04, 2007 - Pew's Evaluation unit reports on an evaluation of electionline.org, an initiative which helps set the agenda for election administrators, policy makers and journalists by illuminating best practices.  

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• Election 2006 - Electionline.org Briefing

  Nov 29, 2006 - Briefing which analyzes voting problems related to Election 2006.

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• Election Preview 2006: What's Changed, What Hasn't and Why

  Oct 24, 2006 - Report finds the November 7, 2006 election has the possibility—if not certainty—of problems at polls nationwide.

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• Election Reform Briefing: Translating the Vote--The Impact of the Language Minority Provision of the Voting Rights Act

  Oct 13, 2006 - electionline.org briefing finds that non-English speaking voters continue to face barriers at the polls despite federal protections.

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• Election Reform Briefing: Holding Form--Voter Registration 2006

  Jul 19, 2006 - As millions return to the polls for the Fall 2006 elections, electionline.org’s latest briefing finds that the process of voter registration remains largely unchanged.

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• What's Changed, What Hasn't and Why: Election Reform 2000-2006

  Feb 07, 2006 - Electionline.org's 2006 annual report about the state of election reform in the U.S.

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• Election Reform Briefing: Recounts--From Punch Cards to Paper Trails

  Oct 06, 2005 - Electionline.org reports on voter-verifiable paper trails and electronic voting machines.

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• Election Reform Briefing: Solution or Problem? Provisional Ballots in 2004

  Mar 17, 2005 - Electionline.org reports on the use of provisional balloting in '04 elections.

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• Election Reform Briefing: Margin of Victory Covered Many Faults, But Did Not Diminish Problems

  Dec 17, 2004 - Report on status of election reform as it related to the 2004 U.S. election.

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• Electionline.org (Fall 2004 Trust magazine briefing)

  Oct 27, 2004 - Brief on electionline.org, a nonpartisan, non-advocacy Web site which features current information on election reform.

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• Election Reform Briefing: The Business of Elections

  Aug 11, 2004 - Electionline.org reports on the political activities of voting machine companies.

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• Election Reform Briefing: Securing the Vote--Can Americans Trust the Voting Machines?

  Apr 30, 2004 - Electionline.org reports on voting security, the most controversial aspect of election reform since the passage of the Help America Vote Act.

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• What’s Changed, What Hasn’t and Why: Election Reform 2004

  Jan 22, 2004 - Report from electionline.org finds many of the election problems revealed in Florida and elsewhere during the 2000 presidential election have not yet been solved.

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• Primary Education: Election Reform and the 2004 Presidential Race

  Jan 09, 2004 - A report from the Electionline.org and The Century Foundation looks at election reform issues that could have an impact on the 2004 primary election season.

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