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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Are Your State's Ballots Difficult to Understand?
Have you ever been confused by a ballot initiative? more
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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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Rear Admiral [Ret.] James J. Carey: Military & Overseas Voting
Rear Admiral [Ret.] James J. Carey worked with Pew as a senior advisor to push for state reforms that would extend the reach of the MOVE Act to state and local elections. As a Navy flag officer with 33 years in the service, Admiral Carey has personally experienced the challenges of voting overseas.
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Louisiana Dispatch: The Cost of Special Elections
It’s challenging to measure election costs accurately, but Louisiana has developed an advanced auditing system that is improving the cost-effectiveness of special elections. more
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DC Dispatch: Dead Voters Off the Rolls
In Washington DC, over the two-year period from 2008-2010, nine of 10 voters removed from the city’s voter rolls were removed due to death.
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How Do States Update Voter Registration Lists?
A statutory overview shows that states vary widely in the way they maintain and update their voter registration rolls. How states manage these lists can affect the accuracy and reliability of the information.
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North Dakota Dispatch: Smaller Counties Mean Larger Election Costs
In North Dakota, research indicates that elections cost significantly more per voter in smaller counties than larger ones.
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Welcome to Election Data Dispatches
Election Data Dispatches is our round-up of the best stories, data, research and analysis that the world of election administration has to offer. It is election administration by the numbers, served up regularly for you to use and share.
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Upgrading Voter Registration Design
Inefficiencies in America’s voter registration systems lead to an inaccurate and costly registration process. Pew has been working with state and local election officials, as well as technology experts, to upgrade voter registration systems by improving the technology used to keep registration records up to date. To ensure the highest degrees of security protocols are achieved, Pew commissioned the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), to analyze the ERIC system design and make recommendations.
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Upgrading Democracy
This 2010 report argued that Americans deserve a more cost-effective, accurate and efficient registration system that protects the integrity of the process and ensures that more eligible voters—and only eligible voters—are on the rolls.
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