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InfographicSequestration in the States
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InteractiveElections Performance Index
Recent RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
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- Infographic
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- Report
- Election Initiatives
Democracy From Afar
Since 2010, 47 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that greatly improved the ability of Americans abroad to vote and have their votes counted.
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- Data Visualizations
- Election Initiatives
Democracy From Afar
Four key reforms that states and the District of Columbia have implemented to help military and overseas voters cast timely ballots.
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- Q & A
- Stateline
Chris Swope: State of the States
Christopher Swope, Stateline’s editor, discusses what to watch for in the states in 2012.
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- Dispatch
- Election Initiatives
Vote-by-Mail: A Moneymaker for the Postal Service?
A national election conducted solely by mail would not significantly increase revenue for the U.S. Postal Service, according to a recent study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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- Dispatch
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Primaries Dispatch: Thousands of Military and Overseas Ballots Already Cast in Upcoming Elections
With primaries fast approaching, election officials in South Carolina, Florida, and Missouri have been busy sending ballots to military and overseas voters, as required by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and in accordance with the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2009.
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- Data Visualizations
- Children's Dental Campaign
Expanding the Dental Workforce
Expanding the dental workforce is one cost-effective way for states to improve access for underserved Americans. Pew is working with policymakers and advocates in several states to explore creating new types of dental providers.
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- Children's Dental Campaign
A Costly Dental Destination
Already stressed state budgets are shouldering an extra burden to cover expensive emergency room (ER) treatment for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States. more
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- Election Initiatives
St. Louis Makes Progress Reducing Duplicate Voter Registrations
As of late June 2011, the City of St. Louis had significantly decreased the number of potential duplicate voter registrations on its rolls, according to the Missouri State Auditor. An auditor’s report released in December 2011 found 2,400 duplicates, down from more
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- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
Using a VAT to Reform the Income Tax
This paper describes the Graetz proposal in detail and analyzes its effects on federal revenues, spending and the deficit, the distribution of the tax burden, marginal tax rates and other incentives, and the tax system’s administrative and compliance costs. more
