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Grading State Election Websites
Being Online Is Still Not Enough provides state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. more
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Registering, Casting, and Counting Ballots in the U.S.
A new interactive graphic from the Pew Center on the States helps shed light on how voters in each state, and the nation overall, participate in each step of the elections process. more
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Pennsylvania Judge Refuses to Halt Voter ID Law
A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday refused to block the state’s controversial voter ID law, smoothing the way for its use during the November election. more
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New Voter Registrations in Virginia and Florida
A recent analysis by the Pew Center on the States examined the surge in voter registrations that takes place right before a presidential election. These same data also reveal other interesting patterns.
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Voter Registration in Four States
A recent analysis from the Pew Center on the States reveals the massive challenge election officials face in processing registration forms right before a presidential election. Data from four states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia—clearly show that, every four years, election offices must deal with a huge spike in voter registration applications.
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Voter Registration in Four States
Data from four states—Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia—show that election offices must deal with a huge spike in voter registration applications every four years.
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Punch-Card Voting in Idaho
Nearly 12 years ago, the world learned about the hanging, dimpled, and pregnant chads produced by punch-card ballots. That voting technology and the chads that come with it are now mere memories—except for voters in four Idaho counties.
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Voter Registration Among Hispanic and Black Voters
The Washington Post recently reported that according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS), the number of black and Hispanic registered voters fell sharply between 2008 and 2010—declining 7 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
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Photo ID and Election Day Registration in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 126,063 first-time voters registered and cast ballots on Election Day during the 2006, 2008, and 2010 general elections, combined. more
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Notable Counties—The Return of Maricopa County
Last year, we noted the great elections data available online from the Maricopa County, Arizona Recorder’s office. Well, the county, with approximately 60 percent of the state’s registered voters, is at it again, sharing more compelling data. This time, they are
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Revisiting Dead Voter Allegations in South Carolina
Following up on a dispatch from earlier this year, further investigation by the South Carolina State Election Commission (SEC) found no conclusive evidence of ballots fraudulently cast by deceased voters.
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