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Model Bill: Preregistration
This document provides a template for lawmakers and other interested parties to draft bills in support of preregistration legislation. Read more
Policy Paper: No Match, No Vote
Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, 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. Read more
Policy Paper: Maintaining Current and Accurate Voter Lists
This report discusses some of the challenges for election officials inherent in maintaining accurate voter lists while ensuring no eligible voters are wrongfully removed from the rolls, and offers recommendations for implementing best practices. Read more
Legislative Brief: Ensuring that Provisional Ballots are Counted
This legislative brief outlines the reasons why thousands of provisional ballots have not been counted since the passage of Help America Vote Act, and why the use of provisional ballots should be limited. It also provides policy recommendations which, if implemented by all states, would increase the likelihood that a voter’s provisional ballot would count. Read more
Model Bill: Provisional Voting
This document provides a template for lawmakers and other interested parties to draft bills in support of provisional voting legislation. Read more
Fact Sheet: Expanding the Youth Electorate in Arizona through Preregistration
Preregistration for 16 and 17-year-olds is an important step in addressing underrepresentation among youth in Arizona’s electorate. Several factors demonstrate why preregistration legislation is necessary. Read more
Fact Sheet: Expanding the Youth Electorate through Preregistration
Preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds is an important step in addressing underrepresentation among youth in the U.S. electorate. Several factors demonstrate why preregistration legislation is necessary. Read more
Representational Bias in the 2008 Electorate
A new report, Representational Bias, identifies disparities in the changing American electorate. Read more
Research Memo: Internet Access and Voter Registration
This 2009 memo examines one limitation to online voter registration when it comes to closing existing demographic disparities in voter registration rates: Internet access. Read more
Registering Low-Income Voters though Public Assistance Agencies in Missouri: A Success Story of the Public Agency Voter Registration Project
This case study documents how this success was achieved, and provides a timely and powerful reminder of how proper implementation of public agency voter registration can dramatically increase the number of low-income Americans who are registered to vote. Read more