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Election Initiatives commissions and oversees research, projects, and case studies aimed at helping states improve their elections systems. Because effective elections systems are fundamental to our nation’s democracy, we work with election officials, policy makers, researchers, technology experts, businesses, and other stakeholders in the election process to help guide our research and test our recommendations.

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Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient

Pew's report underscores the need for registration systems that better maintain voter records, save money, and streamline processes. More

Election Administration by the Numbers

This report analyzes the completeness, strengths, weaknesses, and usefulness of elections data. More

Democracy From Afar

States have made significant improvements in allowing Americans abroad to vote and have their votes counted since the 2009 passage of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act. More

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RESEARCH from the Project

- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
May 16, 2013
Online Voter Lookup Tools

How do voters find the information they need on and before Election Day? Many voters turn to online resources, such as state election websites, to find polling locations, the status of absentee ballots, and other key information before casting their votes.
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- Featured Collection
- Election Initiatives
May 16, 2013
Election Data Dispatches

Election Data Dispatches provides data, research and analysis about election administration in the U.S. more
- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
May 14, 2013
Who Uses Online Voter Registration in Maryland?

A recent analysis of Maryland’s online voter registration system finds that new voters using the online system are slightly more likely to register as Republicans compared to those registering by paper. more
- Maryland
- Online Registration
- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
May 7, 2013
Voting Machine Costs in South Carolina

South Carolina’s touch-screen voting machines do not have voter-verified paper audit trails, and adding them would cost the state more than $17 million, found a report released by the South Carolina General Assembly Legislative Audit Council. Glenn McConnell, then president pro tempore of the state Senate, who had concerns about the reliability of the machines and the lack of a paper trail, requested the audit in 2012.
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- South Carolina
- Elections 2012
- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
April 30, 2013
Fewer Minnesota Absentee Ballots Rejected in 2012 Election

A recent report from the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of the State found that even though more than twice as many absentee ballots were cast in 2012 than in 2010, fewer were rejected in last November’s general election. more