electionlineWeekly--July 9, 2009
Jul 09, 2009 - Report: Impact of National Voter Registration Act
Report looks at impact on elections in 2007-2008, numbers remain murky
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electionlineWeekly--March 19, 2009
Mar 19, 2009 - Director’s Note: Heather Gerken’s The Democracy Index
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electionlineWeekly--March 12, 2009
Mar 13, 2009 - Electronic voter registration system launched in Delaware
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electionlineWeekly--February 26, 2009
Feb 26, 2009 - Scantegrity comes to Takoma Park
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electionlineWeekly--February 19, 2009
Feb 20, 2009 - State and county elections offices struggle with economic crisis
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elecitonlineWeekly--February 12, 2009
Feb 13, 2009 - One in five military and overseas voters disenfranchised in 2008
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electionline Weekly-- January 29, 2009
Jan 30, 2009 - Officials Praise Election Day Registration in Iowa | House subcommittee debates D.C. voting rights
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electionlineWeekly--January 22, 2009
Jan 23, 2009 - New year, new president, new faces and legislation on Capitol Hill
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electionlineWeekly--January 8, 2009
Jan 08, 2009 - Director's Note: For 2009 Old Faces in New Places
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electionlineWeekly--December 30, 2008
Dec 31, 2008 - "The List" 2009
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electionlineWeekly--December 11, 2008
Dec 15, 2008 - Election 2008 in Review
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electionlineWeekly--December 4, 2008
Dec 04, 2008 - Pew Convenes Symposium on ‘Voting in America - the Road Ahead’
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electionlineWeekly--November 20, 2008
Nov 20, 2008 - Operation BRAVO's success may lead to other pilot projects
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electionlineWeekly--November 13, 2008
Nov 13, 2008 - Twelve states we watched on Election Day
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electionlineWeekly--November 6, 2008
Nov 06, 2008 - Election Day in America is record breaking and mostly smooth
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electionlineWeekly--October 23, 2008
Oct 23, 2008 - Election Day Will Likely Test Voting System, Voter Patience
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electionlineWeekly--October 16, 2008
Oct 16, 2008 - Election officials nationwide offer advice to first-time voters
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electionlineWeekly--October 02, 2008
Oct 02, 2008 - Sectretaries of state positions up for grabs in six states
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electionlineWeekly--September 25, 2008
Sep 25, 2008 - Election Protection launches voter-support hotline, Web site
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electionlineWeekly--September 18, 2008
Sep 18, 2008 - Justice Department discusses Election Day preparations
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electionline Weekly-- September 11, 2008
Sep 11, 2008 - News Analysis: Final ‘super Tuesday’ before Election Day
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electionline Weekly-- September 4, 2008
Sep 04, 2008 - Thousands of Americans faced with new polling locations in November
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electionline Weekly-- August 28, 2008
Aug 28, 2008 - Note: A Little Boat-Building Music, Please …
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electionline Weekly-- August 21, 2008
Aug 21, 2008 - The Push for On-Campus Voting
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electionline Weekly-- August 7, 2008
Aug 08, 2008 - Some Homeless Citizens Face ‘Roadblocks’ When Registering
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electionline Weekly-- July 10, 2008
Jul 10, 2008 - States Differ on Voting Rights for the Dead
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electionline Weekly-- July 3, 2008
Jul 03, 2008 - Thousands of new citizens expected to add to voter rolls before November
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electionline Weekly-- May 22, 2008
Jul 01, 2008 - Onset of summer brings the end of many state legislative sessions
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electionline Weekly-- June 26, 2008
Jun 26, 2008 - EAC issues glossaries of election terms in five Asian languages
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electionline Weekly-- June 19, 2008
Jun 19, 2008 - Allegations of voter fraud in Alabama’s June 3 primary grow
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electionline Weekly-- June 12, 2008
Jun 12, 2008 - Local election officials are taking it to the streets in spite of increasing gas prices
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electionline Weekly-- June 5, 2008
Jun 05, 2008 - Director's Note: Un-Barking Dogs and Bigger Boats – Look Back at the 2008 Primary Season
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electionline Weekly-- May 29, 2008
May 29, 2008 - As election nears, some states fail to meet mandates to help voters register
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electionline Weekly-- May 15, 2008
May 15, 2008 - Election Monitoring and Research at Polls Shed Light on How Americans Vote
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electionline Weekly-- May 8, 2008
May 08, 2008 - Vote Centers Receive Mostly High Marks in Tippecanoe County, Ind.
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electionline Weekly-- May 1, 2008
May 02, 2008 - Director’s Note: The Supreme Court’s Crawford opinion: Now what?
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electionline Weekly-- April 24, 2008
Apr 24, 2008 - Despite relatively smooth day, Pa. primary proves problematic for some voters / Pittsburgh, Allegheny County hosts a (mostly) smooth and busy vote
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electionline Weekly-- April 17, 2008
Apr 17, 2008 - News Analysis: Pennsylvania gears up for record breaker
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electionline Weekly-- February 28, 2008
Feb 28, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- February 28, 2008
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Back to Paper: A Case Study
Feb 21, 2008 - A new report, "Back to Paper," details how five states that implemented electronic voting have chosen or are considering statewide paper-based optical scan systems.
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HAVA at 5
Nov 29, 2007 - A new report from electionline.org finds that in the five years since HAVA's passage, election administration in this country has undergone profound change but has not necessarily raised the confidence of the American public.
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Overseas Voting: Challenges and Innovation
Oct 01, 2007 - Research by Pew’s electionline.org finds that states have adopted inconsistent processes and requirements for overseas voters, making it difficult for them to participate in the electoral process.
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Report: Helping Americans Vote: Poll Workers
Oct 01, 2007 - A new study by electionline.org finds uneven training, low pay and increasingly complex job requirements for America's poll workers. Helping Americans Vote Poll Workers
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Election Partnerships: A Case Study
Jun 01, 2007 - A new case study by electionline.org offers an in depth look at the purpose and practice of election partnerships between universities and state and local election offices as well as the prospects for more pacts around
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Auditing the Vote: A Case Study
Apr 02, 2007 - A comprehensive new case study of post election audits by electionline.org finds that while manual audit use is on the rise nationwide, the methods, sample size and remedies for disparities are markedly different across state lines.
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Request for Election Improvement Proposals
Apr 02, 2007 - This request for proposals from the Pew Center on the States's Make Voting Work initiative and the JEHT Foundation announces $2 million in funding available to improve elections. Proposals were accepted through June 4, 2007.
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Election-Day Registration: A Case Study
Feb 01, 2007 - A study by electionline.org, Election-Day Registration: A Case Study, the 16th in a series of policy briefings, examines Montana's experiences with EDR in 2006, as well as that in Minnesota, where it has been in place for more than 30 years. It also compares EDR rules in other states allowing the process, as well as the legislative history and prospects in the rest of the country.
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Election Preview 2006: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and Why
Oct 04, 2006 - Electionline.org's Election Preview 2006 portends problems around the country as recently-implemented machines, databases and procedures combine with numerous high-stakes races to create the possibility of confusion on or after Election Day.
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Holding Form: Voter Registration 2006
Jul 04, 2006 - Elections have undergone an array of changes in the past few years. But as millions return to the polls for mid-term elections this fall, electionline.org’s latest Election Reform Briefing “Holding Form: Voter Registration 2006,” finds that the user end of the voter registration process remains largely unchanged over the past decade.
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Report: What's Changed, What Hasn't and Why 2000-2006
Feb 01, 2006 - electionline.org’s 2006 Annual Report reveals that efforts to upgrade voting equipment and registration databases have been delayed in nearly half of the states, throwing into doubt whether the goals of the Help America Vote Act can be achieved in time for the 2006 vote.
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Recounts: From Punch Cards to Paper Trails
Oct 04, 2005 - electionline.org's 12th Election Reform Briefing reveals that 25 states will require the use of paper trails in time for the 2008 presidential election, and of these 15 states currently plan to use them as the official record in a recount of votes. How or if they would be used in recounts- and how difficult that process might be- are questions many states still need to answer.
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Assorted Rolls: Statewide Voter Registration Databases Under HAVA
Jun 01, 2005 - electionline.org's 11th Election Reform Briefing reveals that no two statewide databases will be alike. The language of federal reform, while seemingly specific on its face, nonetheless left states considerable room for interpretation.
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Report: Solution or Problem? Provisional Ballots in 2004
Mar 02, 2005 - electionline.org's newest Election Reform Briefing finds that differing practices around the country in issuing and counting provisional ballots led to wide variations in the number of fail-safe ballots distributed and counted.
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Report: The 2004 Election
Dec 01, 2004 - While the result of the 2004 presidential election exceeded the margin of litigation, it fell far short of the margin of concern. Problems around the country, including malfunctioning machines, inconsistent procedures for counting provisional ballots and long lines in some states indicated election reform is not finished, but rather at a midpoint. This post-election analysis looks at what went wrong, what went right and what changes could be likely in the future to address the old and new concerns raised on November 2.
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Report: Election Preview 2004: What's Changed, What Hasn't, and Why
Oct 05, 2004 - Just two weeks before Election Day, this report details the "state of play" of election reform around the country. It describes how election reform, enacted by the federal government after the 2000 debacle in Florida, could help to avert some problems - but perhaps cause others - when Americans return to the polls for the most closely watched Presidential contest in history.
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Report: Primary Education: Election Reform and the 2004 Presidential Race
Jan 07, 2004 - electionline.org's third annual report examines the state of reform in 2004 and finds that while many voters across the country will experience changes in 2004, many others will find the voting process unchanged.
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Ready for Reform
Mar 05, 2003 - Immediately following passage of the federal Help America Vote Act, electionline.org assessed the readiness of the states to meet the mandates contained in the Act.
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electionline.org 2002 Annual Report
Oct 02, 2002 - electionline.org's 2nd annual report discusses the state of play of election reform in Washington, state capitals, county seats and city halls across America.
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Report: Voter Identification
Apr 03, 2002 - In this Briefing, electionline.org and The Constitution Project reviewed state practices for verifying voters' eligibility and identity.
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Report: Statewide Voter Regisration Databases
Mar 06, 2002 - In this briefing, electionline.org and The Constitution Project reviewed what statewide systems are in place, what role the state plays in managing voter records, and how states comply with the requirements of "motor voter."
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Report: Provisional Voting
Dec 19, 2001 - electionline.org and The Constitution Project surveyed election administrators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to reveal what standards and systems of provisional voting exist throughout the nation.
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electionline.org 2001 Annual Report
Oct 03, 2001 - electionline.org's 2001 Annual Report sets up the state of play following the 2000 election in Florida.
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