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Introducing the Voting Information Project
The Voting Information Project is an innovative and proven service that uses the latest technology to provide voters with the information they need to cast a ballot. more
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Voting Information Project
The Voting Information Project (VIP) is an innovative and proven service that provides voters with the information they need to cast a ballot—when they need it and where they are most likely to look for it. more
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The Cost of Delivering Voter Information
This March 2011study examined the costs of disseminating voter information in California’s 58 counties and identified opportunities to reduce spending without cutting essential services.
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Voting Information Project
This March 2010 report explains how the Pew Center on the States, through the Voting Information Project, is working with election officials across the nation to provide cutting edge technology tools to make voting information accessible online to all Americans.
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2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections
This March 2009 study was based on the responses to an Internet survey of 200 registered voters in each of the 50 states, for a total of 10,000 observations overall. Individuals were asked about their experience voting—either in-person on Election Day, in-person early, or absentee voting. Non-voters were also surveyed.
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Data For Democracy
This 2008 report discussed how good data is the basis of good policymaking. In the elections field, a lack of data has often left policy makers and election officials without the tools necessary to assess successes and failures in the field. When data is available, it has usually been limited. With numerous changes to elections since 2002 – and a growing focus on the administration rather than only the outcome of elections – data collection efforts have been steadily increasing. more
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Election Day Mostly Smooth
Six years after being ordered to overhaul their voting systems, states showed they were largely prepared for 2008's historic election and near-record voter turnout.more -
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Being Online Is Not Enough
This 2008 report examined election websites' usability and found that when voters cannot easily locate information online, limited resources are diverted to operate costly help lines.
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