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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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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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Overseas Voting Assistance
At Pew’s December Voting in America conference, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), charged with serving America’s military and overseas voters, offered details on the kinds of support it provided for the 2012 election. more
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Revisiting Provisional Ballots in Philadelphia, PA
Following the November election, we featured the significant increase in the use of provisional ballots in Philadelphia as compared with 2008. Preliminary analysis by city officials has shed some light on what happened. more
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Notable County: Maricopa County, Arizona—Part II
In our previous dispatch, we looked at provisional ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona. Today, we examine new data the county shared at Pew’s recent Voting in America conference, showing the impact that online voter registration continues to have in the state’s most populous county. more
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Notable County: Maricopa County, Arizona–Part I
We return yet again to Maricopa County, Arizona and the plentiful data its county recorder’s office makes publicly available on a regular basis. more
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Colorado and Mobile Voter Registration
This past election, Colorado became the first state to optimize access to its online voter registration system via a mobile device. more
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New Hampshire Voter ID
In New Hampshire’s September primary election, approximately 7 percent of voters in Nashua did not show or have photo identification as required by a new state law. more
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New Data on Lines at the Polls
The long lines at polling places have been a hot topic in election administration since November, and data presented at Pew’s Voting in America conference today sheds new light on this issue. more
