Research/Publications

NEW: 2010 Issues in Election Administration

A new series of policy papers, legislative briefs, and model bills focusing on key issues in election administration.

2010 Election Administration Policy Recommendations

A new series of memos that compares current election statutes to best practices in AZ, CO, FL, MI, MO, NC, NM, NV, OH, PA, and VA, identifying opportunities for improvement.

Policy Reports and Guides

In-depth, original research on key issues in election administration

Reports on the Electorate

Reports on the demographics of who registers to vote, and who votes in the U.S.

Model Bills

Examples of legislation to improve election administration

Voter Registration Guidance

State-by-state guides to voter registration laws

Legal Opinions and Analysis

Summaries and analysis of key election legislation

Election Assistance Commission Correspondence

Project Vote correspondence with the Election Administration Commission

Congressional Testimony

Project Vote testimony and correspondence to Congress

Justice Department Correspondence

Project Vote correspondence with the U.S. Department of Justice

State-Specific Publications

Publications, reports, and documents by state

Featured Publication

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No Match, No Vote Policy Paper

Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002 to impose fair and more uniform standards for state election administration, including provisions to streamline and modernize voter registration databases and establish identification requirements. However, some states have misinterpreted the law and passed onerous “No Match, No Vote” laws. Under such statutes, if a state is unable to match the information on a voter’s registration application with information in an existing government database, the application is denied outright. As the new paper explains, however, research shows that matching voter data with other government databases is an unreliable, error-laden process, and that conditioning the right to vote on such a flawed system will inevitably disenfranchise eligible citizens.

No Match, No Vote summarizes the history, research, and key court cases related to the issue, and provides recommended best practices for states to adopt to help ensure that no eligible citizen is disenfranchised.