Reform Elections.org Events: Voting in 2004: A Report to the Nation on America's Election Process

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Voting in 2004: A Report to the Nation on America's Election Process

The Century Foundation, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and Common Cause
12/7/2004 8:30-4:30 PM
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm G50, Washington, D.C.

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On December 7, 2004, The Century Foundation, Common Cause, and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights cosponsored “Voting in 2004: A Report to the Nation on America’s Election Process.”

Download transcripts of the panel presentations and discussions by clicking on the links below:

Welcome and Opening Statements (PDF)

Panel 1: Election Protection - An Overview (PDF)
Panel 2: Voter Registration (PDF)
Panel 3: Provisional Ballots (PDF)
Panel 4: Voting Machines (PDF)
Panel 5: Voter Suppression and Intimidation (PDF)
Panel 6: Polling Place Operations and Poll Workers (PDF)
Panel 7: Absentee Ballots (PDF)

Participating individuals and organizations included: The Brennan Center for Justice, Rock the Vote, Demos, the George Washington School of Law, the National Association of Secretaries of State, election officials, Verified Voting, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Electionline.org, the American Civil Liberties Union, American Families United, The Advancement Project, and experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Johns Hopkins University.

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 eight 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.