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| Is Everyone Else Doing It? Indiana’s Voter Identification Law in International Perspective
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Tova Andrea Wang,
Frederic Charles Schaffer,
Harvard Law and Policy Review,
10/26/2009
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Since the passage of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, requiring
people to present identification to vote has become one of the most
controversial and divisive issues in election reform. HAVA necessitates,
among other things, that members of a small group of people—new voters
registering by mail—establish their identity in one of many ways.1 While
about half of the states in the country today apply just that requirement,
many states have used the HAVA identification provision to justify additional,
more stringent measures. At present, twenty-four states require all
voters to present identification when casting a ballot in person. Download the report (PDF).
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| Deceptive Practices 2.0: Legal And Policy Responses
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The Century Foundation,
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law,
Common Cause,
10/20/2008
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The Century Foundation, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Common Cause released a new report exposing potential online dirty tricks to disseminate false or misleading information over the Internet designed to mislead or intimidate voters. The report examines existing state and federal laws that might be used to stop these worrying scams, finding that while many laws are not adequate, some laws currently on the books in many states can be used to address online voter suppression.
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View Press Release.
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| Voting in 2008: Ten Swing States
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Tova Andrea Wang,
Samuel Oliker-Friedland,
Melissa Reiss,
Kristen J. Oshyn,
The Century Foundation,
Common Cause,
9/16/2008
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As election officials brace for record-breaking voter turnout on Election Day, a close examination of voting preparedness in 10 swing states shows that significant problems in the basic functions of the American election administration system persist, and in a few cases have worsened over the last few years, a new report by Common Cause and The Century Foundation shows. The report, “Voting in 2008: 10 Swing States,” examined what, if any, progress has been made since 2006 in seven battleground states: Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In addition, Colorado, New Mexico and Virginia, whose new status as likely swing states, and the potential for election administration difficulties, have also been included.
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| New Strategies For Latino Voter Mobilization: The Nevada Democratic Caucus As A Case Study
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
3/25/2008
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This new issue brief from TCF Democracy Fellow, Tova Andrea Wang describes the unique nature of the 2008 Nevada caucus and what transpired with respect to Latino voters there. In the brief, Wang suggests ideas that could increase the participation of this historically marginalized group of voters. Download the PDF document here.
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| Bringing Voting Rights to Overseas and Military Voters
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
11/29/2007
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Military and overseas voters—known as UOCAVA voters, after the federal law they are governed by, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act—always have had special challenges when it comes to voting. In this new issue brief, Tova Andrea Wang explains how difficult it is for military and overseas voters to vote, examines the problems encountered in making sure that these votes are counted, and suggests reforms for both easing the procedural problems and improving turnout among this often neglected group of voters. View Press Release here (PDF).
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| Has America Outgrown the Caucus? Some Thoughts on Reshaping the Nomination Contest
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
10/23/2007
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In this new issue brief, Tova Andrea Wang discusses caucuses: Because of their exclusionary nature, they go against some of the core values we express when we talk about voting rights, such as the fundamental nature of the right, equality of opportunity to participate in the process, and fair access to the ballot. View the PDF document here.
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View Press Release (PDF).
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| Youth Vote 2008
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Kristen J. Oshyn,
Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
9/7/2007
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Election 2008 has the potential to be momentous for the youth vote. Young voters have turned out in consistently higher numbers for the past two election cycles, and speculation says that this trend will continue with a possible push even higher. In this new issue brief, Kristen Oshyn and Tova Andrea Wang look at studies and reports that describe a young generation that is increasingly engaged in the electoral process and one that is planning on sticking around. View the PDF document here.
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| Frontloading the Primaries: African Americans No Longer Marginalized
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
6/22/2007
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Given that counterbalance to the view that the frontloading of the primary system is in all ways destructive, it is important to examine the new role African Americans might play in the upcoming primaries. For the first time, many of the states holding early—and thus potentially meaningful—contests have significant African-American populations. This may impact not only the election outcomes, but the substance of the dialogue of the debate in the campaigns. This latest issue brief from Tova Andrea Wang's Frontloading the Primaries series, will discuss this group's potential impact in terms of the Democratic primary. Download the PDF here.
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From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get A Vote
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| The Century Forum: Frontloading the Primaries
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
5/2/2007
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In 2008, upwards of thirty states are likely to hold presidential nominating contests on or before February 5. As discussed in a recent Century Foundation issue brief, there are many potential consequences of such a development, most negative but a few positive. The Century Foundation invited four outside experts in the field to weigh in on this important issue. All four participants were asked to address two basic questions: What is wrong and right with the prospective primary system? What should be done to reform the system in the future?
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View The Century Forum series here.
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| Frontloading the Primaries: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get a Vote
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
4/11/2007
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As part of the Frontloading the Primaries issue brief series, Tova Andrea Wang examines one impact of extreme frontloading in the presidential primary races: for the first time, the role of Latinos could be important. The rush by as many as twenty-three states to have their primaries by February 5, 2008, means that areas that have significant Latino populations will be involved in the early results, giving Latinos a greater opportunity than they have ever had to influence the outcomes of the nomination process for both parties. This issue brief is the second in a series on the frontloading of the primaries. Download the PDF document here.
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From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: African Americans No Longer Marginalized
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems
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| The Presidential Primary System’s Democracy Problems
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
3/13/2007
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News reports in recent weeks have described—and often decried—the scramble among states to move the dates of their presidential primaries much earlier than in the past in order to gain greater influence in determining the nominees of both parties. In this latest issue brief from the Frontloading the Primaries series,The Century Foundation, Tova Andrea Wang takes a closer look at the central problem—the impact of radically different primary schedules on voters and the democratic process. Download the PDF document here.
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From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: African Americans No Longer Marginalized
From the Frontloading the Primaries Series: A Silver Lining—Latinos Get a Vote
View the press release (PDF).
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| Fraud, Reform, and Political Power: Controlling the Vote, From Nineteenth-Century America to Present-Day Georgia
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
10/30/2006
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In this issue brief, The Century Foundation's Tova Andrea Wang looks back at how accusations of voter fraud have been used to justify actions that made it more difficult for less advantaged citizens in particular to cast ballots.
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| Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004?
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The Century Foundation,
Common Cause Education Fund,
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund,
10/11/2006
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With the critical mid-term elections weeks
away, this report, a follow-up to Voting in 2004: A Report to the Nation on America’s Election Process, looks at some of the serious problems that marred the 2004 presidential election and asks: are we any better off today than we were two years ago?
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Read individual state profiles here (PDF)
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| Improving Voter Participation
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
6/30/2006
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An examination of the reasons for perennially low turn-out numbers, and a set of common-sense proposals to boost participation.
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| Balancing Access and Integrity
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The Century Foundation,
7/25/2005
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A working group of election reform experts looks at how states can implement future elections in a way that balances ballot integrity with voting rights and accessibility.
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| Voting in 2004: A Report to the Nation on America's Election Process
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The Century Foundation,
Common Cause Education Fund,
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund,
12/7/2004
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| Playing Games with Democracy
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
10/20/2004
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The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) is being implemented
in ways that will disenfranchise voters.
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| Crashing the Parties: The Problem of Ballot Access
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
9/20/2004
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A guide to the complex and varied regulations governing ballot access, in the news lately due to Ralph Nader's presidential run.
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| African Americans, Voting Machines, and Spoiled Ballots
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
9/15/2004
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While provisions in the Help America Vote Act should alleviate racial disparities in spoiled ballot rates, many states will not have these measures in place for the 2004 election.
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| Understanding the Debate Over Electronic Voting Machines
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
5/26/2004
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What began as a campaign by a small group of computer scientists who believe that DRE systems are vulnerable to hacking and malfunction has become a national controversy.
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| Primary Education
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The Century Foundation,
electionline.org,
1/9/2004
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This report by Electionline.org and The Century Foundation examined both national and state-specific election reform issues that could have an impact on the 2004 primary election season.
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| Help America Vote Act: Impact and Potential for New York
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Robert Abrams,
Arthur J. Fried,
The Century Foundation,
4/22/2003
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This report reviews each provision of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which requires a major overhaul at the state level of the way Americans register and vote, with consideration of how the provisions might best be complied with and/or implemented in New York.
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| The 2001 Elections in New York City
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Ronald Hayduk,
The Century Foundation,
10/15/2002
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Analyzes several key improvements to New York City’s election administration implemented after the controversial 2000 election in Florida—and others that still must be addressed.
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| The 2001 New Jersey Election
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Ingrid W. Reed,
The Century Foundation,
10/15/2002
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An analysis of the reasons behind the lowest turnout in a New Jersey state election since 1947: 49 percent of registered voters. The World Trade Center attacks and the anthrax scare in the fall of 2001 certainly contributed to this situation.
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| Reforming the Voter Registration System
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Tova Andrea Wang,
The Century Foundation,
7/23/2002
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Studies show that voter registration is a major factor in low voter turnout in the United States. As a result, several reforms have been advocated to ease the voter registration process.
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| Florida Moves North
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Jon B. Gould,
The Century Foundation,
6/1/2002
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Florida Moves North explores the state of electoral administration in Virginia circa 2001, identifying where the commonwealth made progress in voting practices and outlining a few areas where it has more to accomplish.
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| L.A. Story
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Thad Hall,
The Century Foundation,
1/1/2002
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The 2001 Los Angeles mayoral election could not have been more different from the 2000 Florida presidential election fiasco. With its progressive election system, California had few problems at the polls.
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| To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process
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The National Commission on Federal Election Reform,
Century Foundation Press,
7/1/2001
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The commission, led by former Presidents Ford and Carter, which laid much of the groundwork for the 2002 Help America Vote Act.
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View complete NCFER resources (ReformElections.org)
Download Task Force Report in PDF Format
Download Main Report in PDF format
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