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About Reform Elections.org

ReformElections.org is The Century Foundation's informational web site on election reform policy. In addition to the Foundation's ongoing research on election reform issues, Reformelections.org features resource guides, policy developments, and the latest research from the election reform community.

The Century Foundation has been at the forefront of efforts to reform the voting system since the issue achieved national prominence following the 2000 presidential contest. In 2001, the foundation cosponsored the National Commission on Federal Election Reform, cochaired by former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. The final report of that commission served as the model for important measures in the Help America Vote Act.

Since that time The Century Foundation has published numerous reports and sponsored several events on issues related to the U.S. election system. In the lead up to the 2004 election, the Foundation released issue briefs and analyses investigating what progress states had achieved since the 2000 election, and where vulnerabilities remained. Notable publications included: Playing Games with Democracy, an analysis of how some provisions of the Help America Vote Act were being implemented in ways that disenfranchised voters; Primary Education, a guide to election reform issues that might have impacted the 2004 primary election season (with Electionline.org); and African Americans, Voting Machines, and Spoiled Ballots, a review of the unequal impact different voting systems have on population groups.

Most recently, the Foundation's efforts have focused on what can be learned from the problems of the 2004 election, and how states can move forward to ensure real progress has been achieved by the 2006 and 2008 elections. In July 2005, the Foundation published Balancing Access and Integrity: The Report of The Century Foundation Working Group on State Implementation of Election Reform. Produced by a group of prominent election reform experts, the report offers specific recommendations to the states as they move beyond 2004 and continue to negotiate both federal and state-level reforms.


About The Century Foundation
The Century Foundation conducts public policy research and analyses of economic, social, and foreign policy issues, including inequality, retirement security, election reform, media studies, homeland security, and international affairs. The foundation produces books, reports, and other publications, convenes task forces, and working groups and operates seven informational Web sites. With offices in New York City and Washington, D.C., The Century Foundation is nonprofit and nonpartisan and was founded in 1919 by Edward A. Filene. Learn more about our mission at The Century Foundation's Web site, www.tcf.org.

Century Foundation Staff on Election Reform
Richard C. Leone, President
Tova Andrea Wang, Democracy Fellow, Program
Kristen Oshyn, Program Associate, Program - DC