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Governing Magazine: Building an Election System That Works
Sue Urahn: To achieve an election system that is convenient, accurate and fair, state and local leaders need data to review and track their voting processes—from registration to ballot counting.
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Pew Experts Respond to President's State of the Union Address
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama raised two issues that are relevant to the work of The Pew Charitable Trusts: economic mobility and elections.
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Election Initiatives Response to Bipartisan Voting Commission Announcement
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a commission to improve the voting experience on Election Day. This is an important step forward. Pew Election Initiatives Director David Becker released the following in response to the president's announcement. more
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New Pew Study Identifies Seven States with Best Election Administration Performance in 2008 and 2010
Seven states performed well in both the 2008 and 2010 elections including Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. The Pew Charitable Trusts released an Elections Performance Index that, for the first time ever, examines election administration performance across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The worst performing states during those years included Alabama, California, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia. more
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Governing Magazine: Collaboration, Technology and the Lessons of Election Day
Sue Urahn: This year's elections demonstrated how teamwork between governments and the technology sector can make voting information more accessible, save taxpayer dollars and improve the efficiency of the voting process.
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Americans Abroad to Get Bigger Say in 2012 Election
Laws now in force in nearly every U.S. state, the widespread use of electronic ballot transmission, and an accelerated military mail system should make it easier this year for Americans abroad not just to receive and cast ballots in elections but also to be sure that they are counted.
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Voters Want Information Online, But Will They Find It?
“Am I registered to vote?” “Where is my polling place?” These are common questions voters routinely ask before heading to the polls and casting their ballots. But easily finding answers to these questions depends, to a large extent, on whether their state election agencies are providing information and tools on their websites.
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Bilingual Voting Ballots Ordered in 25 States
In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions provide bilingual ballots to Hispanics and other minorities who speak little or no English. more
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U.S. States Tighten Voting Regulation With Republicans in Charge
With Republicans taking control of most U.S. capitols this year and a presidential race looming, states have passed the most election-related laws since 2003 in a push to tighten voting rules. more
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Military Voters Get Flexibility
Sen. Chip Campsen said he was outraged when he learned that many of the votes cast by South Carolina's men and women serving overseas were at risk of never being counted in an election. more
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New Legislation Makes it Easier for Military Overseas to Vote
Gov. Bev Perdue Monday signed into law model legislation that makes it easier for North Carolina military serving overseas to vote. Standing in front of dozens of National Guardsmen, Perdue said the legislation was part of North Carolina's efforts to become make the state military friendly.
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Election Study: Switching from Paper to Online Could Save CA Counties Millions
Sending less paper and more e-mail could save California counties loads of money come election time. A new study on California elections finds that money could be saved if counties made better use of technology and reduced printing and mailing paper voter guides and sample ballots.
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State Supreme Court Election Recount Could be Costly
It's going to cost Wisconsin's taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars to more than $1 million to find out who will be the next state Supreme Court justice. The Pew Center for the States reported in November that statewide recount efforts in Minnesota and Washington state cost an average of 15 cents to 30 cents per ballot.
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New Law Could Cut Taxpayers' Elections Costs If Voters Go Paperless
The Ventura County elections office could save hundreds of thousands of dollars by limiting the number of paper mailings to voters and moving them online, a study shows. more
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O.C. Elections Office First With Money-saving Plan
The Pew Center on the States released a study this week showing how California elections offices could save hundreds of thousands of dollars. But if that’s news, it gets trumped by word that Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley had already embarked on the cost-saving path by the time the study came out.
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