2003–2004
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| Interim Report On Alleged Irregularities in the U.S. Presidential Election of 2004
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Social Science Research Council,
12/22/2004
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Report finds no current evidence of irregularities of sufficient magnitude or scope to change the popular vote or Electoral College winner in the most recent presidential election.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Shattering the Myth: An Initial Snapshot of Voter Disenfranchisement in the 2004 Elections
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
People for the American Way,
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights,
12/1/2004
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Widespread disenfranchisement of American voters during the 2004 election.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Department of Justice's Activities to Address Past Election-Related Voting Irregularities
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General Accounting Office,
10/15/2004
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The GAO finds the Department of Justice is not prepared to address allegations of voting irregularities in the presidential election in November.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Voter Registration and Turnout in the United States
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Benjamin Highton,
Perspectives on Politics,
9/1/2004
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Why vote? People vote when the benefits of doing so outweigh
the costs. This means that there are really two questions to
address: What are the benefits of voting, and what are the
costs?
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Voter Registration and Turnout in the United States
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| Best Practices in Administration, Management and Security in Voting Systems and Provisional Voting
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission,
U.S. Election Assistance Commission,
8/1/2004
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The U.S. Election Assistance Commission offers this "Best Practices Tool Kit" for local election administrators. The Tool Kit includes tips, reminders, and recommendations on conducting an election, and guidance on the management of specific voting systems.
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Explore the Tool Kit
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| Immediate Steps to Avoid Lost Votes in the 2004 Presidential Election
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R. Michael Alvarez,
et al.,
CalTech/MIT Voting Technology Project,
7/1/2004
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The CalTech/MIT Voting Technology Project examines problem areas in election procedures and practices that result in high numbers of voided or lost votes.
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Link to Paper (PDF)
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| Asian American Access to Democracy in the 2003 Elections in NYC
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Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund,
6/1/2004
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Assessing how the New York City Board of Elections complied with the language assistance provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act with respect to Asian American voters in the 2003 elections.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Annual Report Fiscal Year 2003
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission,
5/10/2004
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This report summarizes HAVA-related activities that occurred during FY 2003 and describes EAC activities for the first part of FY 2004. It also provides recommendations to Congress for actions necessary to fully achieve the goals established by HAVA.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Making Voting Easier
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Jonathan Nagler,
Catherine H. Wilson,
R. Michael Alvarez,
Demos,
4/22/2004
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Decades of research and study after study have found that pre-election voter registration procedures serve as barriers to voter participation, especially for certain groups of citizens.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Point, Click, and Vote: The Future of Internet Voting
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R. Michael Alvarez,
Thad Hall,
Brookings Institution Press,
1/1/2004
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Should Americans be able to use the Internet in the most important polls of all?
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Order Online
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| Voter Verified Paper Trails Are Not Necessary to Keep Elections from Being Stolen
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Laura Blumenfeld,
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights,
7/3/2003
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LCCR argues against requiring that machines have a voter verified paper trail feature.
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Link to Report (PDF)
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| Breakthroughs in states requiring voting equipment to support fair election methods
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Philip Shenon,
Center for Voting and Democracy,
7/1/2003
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In the process of complying with the Help America Vote Act, states have the opportunity to introduce alternative forms of voting, such as instant run-off.
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Link to Report
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