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Elections Performance Index
The Elections Performance Index is a project that, for the first time ever, examines election administration performance across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. more
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Virginia Republicans Advance Voter ID Legislation
Virginia Republicans are moving forward with plans to tighten voter ID laws for the second time in two years. more
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Measuring State Elections Performance
The Elections Performance Index is the first-ever comprehensive assessment of election administration in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. more
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Military and Overseas Voters in 2012
At its recent summit, the Overseas Vote Foundation released its fifth post-election survey of military and overseas voters. Read more about the findings. more
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States, GOP Lawmakers Eye Tougher Election Laws
The run-up to the 2012 elections was one of court battles and legislative jockeying over Republican-backed voter ID and elections laws that critics called bald-faced attempts to suppress turnout and disenfranchise Democratic voters. more
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New Hampshire Voter ID Update
We noted late last year that New Hampshire was, for the first time, going to send confirmation letters to voters who arrived at the polls without the ID required by the state’s new law and had to sign affidavits before voting. more
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Online Voter Registration in California
A recent study from the University of California, Davis found that after online voter registration became available in the state on September 19, 2012, approximately half of all voter registrations came via this method.
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After Chaotic Election, Florida Governor Backs Voting Changes
The Republican governor said he is backing three major changes: adding early voting days and extending hours, including the Sunday before Election Day; opening more early voting locations; and shortening a wordy ballot that last year ran six pages long, confusing voters and increasing wait times. more
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Provisional Ballots in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
The use of provisional ballots has been the subject of much discussion in Ohio, with the state issuing these ballots at some of the highest rates in the nation over the past several elections. more
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Absentee Voting in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida’s largest election jurisdiction, which attracted attention on Election Day for long wait times at the polls, also experienced a dramatic rise in the number of absentee voters in November 2012 as compared with 2008. more
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Voter List Maintenance in Orange County, California
Late last year, we featured the significant amount of post-election data provided by the registrar’s office in Orange County, California. The office also provides a great deal of information related to other aspects of election administration, including reports on voter registration accuracy and voter list maintenance. more
