electionlineWeekly--April 30, 2009
Apr 30, 2009 - Maryland postal mix-up worries Montgomery County election officials USPS launches investigation into delayed ballots
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electionlineWeekly--April 23, 2009
Apr 23, 2009 - Partisan shift reshapes face of election administration in Tennessee Some long-time elections administrators ousted after GOP takes control of Legislature
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electionlineWeekly--April 16, 2009
Apr 16, 2009 - Legislation would amend Motor Voter to include colleges and universities All schools receiving federal funds required to comply each time students register for class
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electionlineWeekly--April 9, 2009
Apr 09, 2009 - News Roundup: Voter ID bills make their way through statehouses Status runs the gamut from approved to defeated to vetoed to pending
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electionlineWeekly--April 2, 2009
Apr 03, 2009 - Voter registration, military and overseas voting concern Congress Hearings on 2008 election highlight persistent problems
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electionlineWeekly--March 26, 2009
Mar 26, 2009 - The 2008 Election: A look back at what went right and wrong Testimony before House Committee on Administration, Subcommittee on Elections
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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--March 5, 2009
Mar 06, 2009 - Report finds fault with Premier election system
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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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electionlineWeekly--February 5, 2009
Feb 06, 2009 - Potential cuts to Postal Service cause concern for election administrators
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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 15, 2009
Jan 15, 2009 - New year brings new laws and legislation
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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 18, 2008
Dec 19, 2008 - News Analysis: What happened to voter ID?
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electionlineWeekly--December 11, 2008
Dec 15, 2008 - Election 2008 in Review
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Election 2008 in Review
Dec 09, 2008 - Election 2008 in Review offers a first-blush look at what went right – and wrong – in the 2008 vote.
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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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electionline Weekly-- October 30, 2008
Oct 31, 2008 - Twelve states to watch on Election Day
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electionlineWeekly--October 23, 2008
Oct 23, 2008 - Election Day Will Likely Test Voting System, Voter Patience
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Election Preview 2008
Oct 20, 2008 - This preview of the 2008 election provides a comprehensive look at the rules, technology, registration figures and issues to watch in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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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 09, 2008
Oct 09, 2008 - Wait a minute Mr. Postman the ballot is in the mail
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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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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 14, 2008
Aug 14, 2008 - Paid Voter Registration Drive Causes Headaches for Louisiana Voter Registrars
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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 31, 2008
Jul 31, 2008 - Oregon introduces unique accessible voting system
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electionline Weekly-- July 24, 2008
Jul 24, 2008 - Primary 2008 Report: High Voter Turnout Led Problems at Polls
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2008 Primary in Review
Jul 24, 2008 - A review of the 2008 primary season has found that the dramatically increased number of voters taxed the election system more than any administrative problem.
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electionline Weekly-- July 17, 2008
Jul 17, 2008 - New D.C. Election Leaders Face Big Stage in September, November Votes
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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-- 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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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview- South Dakota
Jun 02, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections.
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview- Montana
Jun 02, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections.
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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 22, 2008
May 22, 2008 - Onset of summer brings the end of many state legislative sessions
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2008 Kentucky Primary Election Administration Preview
May 16, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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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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Dispatches from the Polls: A Case Study
May 15, 2008 - A new report, "Dispatches from the Polls," examines ways that individual observers of the nation’s elections can be a collective asset, including a recent effort by graduate students at the University of California-Berkeley to study waiting times.
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Lines at Polling Places: Data Collection in the 2008 California Primary
May 15, 2008 - This study outlines the experience of two University of California-Berkeley graduate students in designing a data collection project examining factors that contribute to lines at the polls.
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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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2008 Indiana Primary Dispatch Vol. 4
May 06, 2008 - electionline.org staff reporting from Indiana.
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2008 Indiana Primary Dispatch Vol. 3
May 06, 2008 - electionline.org staff reporting from Indiana.
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2008 Indiana Primary Dispatch Vol. 2
May 06, 2008 - electionline.org staff reporting from Indiana.
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2008 Indiana Primary Dispatch Vol. 1
May 06, 2008 - electionline.org staff reporting from Indiana.
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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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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: North Carolina
May 01, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic, reliable and unfiltered information for members of the media covering primaries and general elections.
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: Indiana
May 01, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic, reliable and unfiltered information for members of the media covering primaries and general elections.
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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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Western Pennsylvania Primary Dispatch, Vol. 3
Apr 22, 2008 - Dan Seligson reporting from Pennsylvania.
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Eastern Pennsylvania Primary Dispatch, Vol. 2
Apr 22, 2008 - Mindy Moretti reports from Pennsylvania.
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Eastern Pennsylvania Primary Dispatch, Vol. 2
Apr 22, 2008 - Mindy Moretti reports from Pennsylvania.
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Western Pennsylvania Primary Dispatch, Vol. 1
Apr 22, 2008 - Dan Seligson reports from Pennsylvania.
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Eastern Pennsylvania Primary Dispatch, Vol. 1
Apr 22, 2008 - Mindy Moretti reports from the Pennsylvania Primary.
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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-- April 10, 2008
Apr 10, 2008 - Iowa court rules ‘official English’ law means no more bilingual voting materials
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electionline Weekly-- April 3, 2008
Apr 03, 2008 - Arizona Secretary of State prepares for legal action against the EAC
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electionline Weekly-- April 3, 2008
Apr 03, 2008 - Arizona Secretary of State prepares for legal action against the EAC
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electionline Weekly-- March 27, 2008
Mar 27, 2008 - Report: Mass. election-day registration would boost youth, minority turnout
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electionline Weekly-- March 20, 2008
Mar 20, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- March 20, 2008
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electionline Weekly-- March 13, 2008
Mar 13, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- March 13, 2008
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Experts Weigh in on Election Reform
Mar 11, 2008 - Michael Caudell-Feagan of Make Voting Work and Doug Chapin of electionline.org answer questions about election reform.
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electionline Weekly-- March 6, 2008
Mar 06, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- March 6, 2008
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2008 Texas Primary Election Blog Vol. 1
Mar 04, 2008 - Kat Zambon, an associate with the Pew Center on the States' electionline.org, reports from Texas.
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2008 Ohio Primary Election Blog Vol. 2
Mar 04, 2008 - Sean Greene, Publications Manager for the Pew Center on the States' electionline.org, reporting from Ohio.
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2008 Ohio Primary Blog Vol. 3
Mar 04, 2008 - Sean Greene, Publications Manager for the Pew Center on the States' electionline.org, reporting from Ohio.
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2008 Texas Primary Blog Vol. 2
Mar 04, 2008 - Kat Zambon, an associate with the Pew Center on the States' electionline.org, reports from Texas.
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2008 Ohio Primary Election Blog Vol. 1
Mar 04, 2008 - Sean Greene, Publications Manager for the Pew Center on the States' electionline.org, reporting from Ohio.
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2008 Ohio Primary Early Voting Blog
Mar 03, 2008 - Sean Greene, Publications Manager for the Pew Center on the States' electionline.org, reporting on early voting from Ohio.
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: Texas
Feb 29, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: Vermont
Feb 29, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: Ohio
Feb 29, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: Rhode Island
Feb 29, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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electionline Weekly-- February 28, 2008
Feb 28, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- February 28, 2008
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electionline Weekly-- February 21, 2008
Feb 21, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- February 21, 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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electionline Weekly-- February 14, 2008
Feb 14, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- February 14, 2008
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2008 Primary Election Administration Preview: Wisconsin
Feb 14, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available five days before the vote.
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2008 Election Administration Preview: Pototmac Primary
Feb 08, 2008 - 2008 02 08 Election administration preview for 2008 Potomac primary election. 2008 Election Admin Potomac Primary Preview
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2008 Election Administration Preview: Louisiana
Feb 08, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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electionline Weekly-- February 7, 2008
Feb 07, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- February 7, 2008
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2008 Arizona Primary Blog, Vol. 1
Feb 05, 2008 - Mindy Moretti reporting from Arizona.
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2008 Illinois Primary Blog, Vol. 2
Feb 05, 2008 - Sean Greene reporting from Illinois.
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2008 Illinois Primary Blog, Vol. 1
Feb 05, 2008 - Sean Greene reporting from the Illinois primary.
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2008 New York Primary Blog, Vol. 1
Feb 05, 2008 - Dan Seligson reporting from the New York primary.
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2008 New York Primary Blog, Vol. 3
Feb 05, 2008 - Dan Seligson reporting from New York.
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2008 New York Primary Blog, Vol. 2
Feb 05, 2008 - Dan Seligson reporting from the New York primary.
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Super Tuesday Election Administration Preview
Feb 01, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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Florida Primary Election Blog, Vol. 2
Jan 29, 2008 - Dan Seligson of electionline.org reporting from the 2008 Florida primary.
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Florida Primary Election Blog, Vol. 1
Jan 29, 2008 - Dan Seligson of electionline.org reporting from the 2008 Florida primary.
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electionline Weekly- January 24, 2008
Jan 24, 2008 - electionline Weekly-- January 24, 2008
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2008 Election Administration Preview: Florida
Jan 24, 2008 - electionline’s Election Administration Previews provide basic election administration information for upcoming primary and general elections. They are generally available up to five days before the vote.
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Pew and JEHT Election Awards
Jan 16, 2008 - Information on $2.5 million in election improvement grants awarded by Pew’s Make Voting Working initiative with support from the JEHT Foundation.
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Covering 2008
Dec 04, 2007 - electionline.org presents a journalists’ guide for covering the 2008 election cycle.
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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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The 2006 Election
Nov 30, 2006 - The 2006 Election, the 15th in a series of policy briefings by electionline.org, found widespread reports of voting system troubles, sporadic incidents of voter intimidation and/or poll worker confusion over voter identification requirements and some breakdowns at polling places because of newly-mandated voter registration systems.
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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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Translating the Vote: The Impact of The Minority Language Provision of the Voting Rights Act
Oct 03, 2006 - As the November election approaches, electionline.org’s latest Election Reform Briefing finds that non-English speaking voters continue to face barriers at the polls despite federal protections.
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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: The Business of Elections
Aug 04, 2004 - electionline.org's eighth election reform briefing provides the first nonpartisan and non-advocacy look at the political activities of election machine companies.
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Securing the Vote
Apr 07, 2004 - electionline.org's seventh election reform briefing provides the first nonpartisan and non-advocacy look at the efforts to secure electronic voting.
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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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Roads to Reform-- Planning for the Help America Vote Act
Sep 03, 2003 - electionline.org's sixth election reform briefing examines the state reform plans prepared by the 50 states and the District of Columbia in response to the Help America Vote Act.
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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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Working Together: State and Local Election Coordination
Apr 03, 2002 - Each state strikes a unique balance in allocating responsibility for elections between state and local governments. A survey reveals a wide range of power-sharing arrangements.
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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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