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Find out what the media is saying about the Commission and the Federal Election Reform Network. This section provides a brief overview and links to publications when available.
 

September 03, 2003
State election reform challenges
Phil Magers | UPI

July 30, 2003
HAVA Public Hearings
NASS

July 10, 2003
Testimony Before the New York State Board of Elections Hearings on the Draft Plan to implement the Help America Vote Act in New York State
Tova Wang | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

June 30, 2003
Give Us ATM-like Voting Machines
Tova Wang | New York Daily News

May 06, 2003
The Help America Vote Act: Impact and Potential for New York
Robert Abrams, Arthur J. Fried, Ronald Hayduk, Adam Ross, Paul Melendres, Jason Tarricone | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

April 04, 2003
Testimony of Tova Andrea Wang Before the: Assembly Standing Committee on Election Law; Assembly Standing Committee on Government Operations
Tova Wang | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

November 13, 2002
The City's Bad Voting Machines are History
Tova Andrea Wang | Newsday

November 12, 2002
State gets poor grade on elections
Thomas Barlas | Press of Atlantic City

November 11, 2002
Polling Problems: For Election Administrator, End of Election Day is Just the Beginning
Tova Andrea Wang | The Resident

November 06, 2002
For the Most Part, Voting Goes Smoothly
Edward Walsh | Washington Post

November 05, 2002
Election Reform Law Is Not Enough
Jon Gould | Jurist

November 04, 2002
The Help America Vote Act -- The Good News and Bad News For NYC
Susan Reefer | Gotham Gazette

October 30, 2002
New voting law just a start, say experts
Christian Bourge | UPI

October 30, 2002
Bush Signs Election Law Intended to End Disputes
Robert Pear | New York Times

October 29, 2002
Bush Signs Bill to Clean Up Election Procedures
Associated Press

October 29, 2002
Bush to Sign Voting Revamp Bill
Associated Press

October 17, 2002
Election Reform Bill Is Passed by Senate: $3.86 Billion Allotted for Improvements
Edward Walsh | Washington Post

October 16, 2002
Voting system rated excellent: Study applauds gubernatorial election of 2001
Peter Hardin | Richmond Times-Dispatch

October 16, 2002
Roll Call Vote for Senate Passage of H.R. 3295, The Help America Vote Act of 2002
U.S. Senate

October 16, 2002
Report spotlights Hispanics
Nicola M. White | Herald News & NorthJersey.com

October 15, 2002
Florida Moves North: Electoral Reform in Virginia Post-2000
Jon B. Gould | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

October 15, 2002
Transcript of 'A System Still Broken: Reports on the 2001 Elections' event
The Century Foundation

October 15, 2002
The 2001 Elections in New York City
Ronald Hayduk | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

October 15, 2002
The 2001 New Jersey Election
Ingrid W. Reed | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

October 15, 2002
L.A. Story: The 2001 Election
Thad Hall | The Century Foundation & The Federal Election Reform Network

October 10, 2002
House Approves Election Reform: $3.9 Billion Bill Aims to Overhaul Federal Voting System
Edward Walsh | Washington Post

October 10, 2002
Roll Call Vote for H.R. 3295, The Help America Vote Act of 2002
U.S. House of Representatives

October 10, 2002
Conference Report of H.R. 3295
US House of Representatives

October 09, 2002
Joint Explanatory Statement of HR 3295: The Help America Vote Act of 2002
US Congress

October 09, 2002
HR 3295: The Help America Vote Act of 2002
US Congress

October 08, 2002
Rights Groups Say Voter Bill Erects Hurdles
Robert Pear | New York Times

October 08, 2002
The Ney-Dodd-Hoyer-McConnell Help America Vote Act of 2002
U.S. Congress

October 04, 2002
H.R. 3295 Summary
U.S. Congress

October 01, 2002
Remember Florida 2000
Editorial | Washington Post

October 01, 2002
Hey, What Ever Happened to Voting Reform?
Marie Cocco | Newsday

September 16, 2002
D.C. Gives a Lesson in Voting
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | Washington Post

September 13, 2002
Letter to the Editor: How a Voting Mess Returned to Florida
Tova Andrea Wang | New York Times

September 13, 2002
Leahy: Unskilled Workers to Blame
Alfonso Chardy, Tere Figueras, Martin Merzer | Miami Herald

September 12, 2002
New Life for Election Bill?
Helen Dewar | Washington Post

September 07, 2002
Bill to Overhaul System of Voting Is Seen in Danger
New York Times

September 03, 2002
Settlement Reached in Fla. Election Suit
Edward Walsh | Washington Post

September 03, 2002
What Congress Owes the Voters
Editorial | New York Times

August 29, 2002
Too Young to Vote but Old Enough to Run an Election: Facing Shortage of Poll Workers, Md. and D.C. Join List of Jurisdictions Hiring High School Students
Colleen Jenkins | Washington Post

August 13, 2002
Democracy Dispatches
Demos

August 13, 2002
St. Louis Election Board rejects deal with Justice Department
Doug Moore | St. Louis Post Dispatch

August 11, 2002
Florida Voters Back in Fishbowl
Thomas C. Tobin |

July 23, 2002
Reforming the Voter Registration System
Tova Andrea Wang | The Century Foundation

July 15, 2002
Equipped for Democracy
Steny Hoyer and John Conyers | Washington Post

July 15, 2002
When Votes Don't Count
Editorial | The Boston Globe

July 14, 2002
Right to Vote?
Margie Hyslop | The Washington Times

July 02, 2002
Defending the Vote: Holding Officials Accountable, NAACP 2001 Election Reform Report
NAACP

June 28, 2002
Justice Dept, Fla. Reach Voting Deal
The Associated Press | Washington Post

June 26, 2002
Voting rights lawsuit headed to trial
Andrea Robinson | The Miami Herald

June 24, 2002
Federal Election Reform:Advances Made, but Much More Work to Do
Tova Andrea Wang | The Century Foundation

The following remarks were made at The Election Law Summit on June 24, 2002 in Washington, D.C. In her comments, she praised efforts made so far to improve our voting system, but called for more steps to be taken to ensure equal, fair and accurate elections in the future.

May 23, 2002
A Poll-Worker Shortage Plagues Elections, Even After 2000 Drama
Stephenie Steitzer | Wall Street Journal

May 23, 2002
U.S. Voting-Rights Suit to Focus On Language Issues, Voting Lists
Nicholas Kulish and Kelly K. Spors | Wall Street Journal

May 22, 2002
Justice Department to File 5 Suits on Voting Problems in 2000
Lynette Clemetson | New York Times

May 16, 2002
Appointment of Conferees on H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act of 2001
House of Representatives

May 06, 2002
Another Lesson from Florida: Education is the Key to Better Elections
Tova Andrea Wang | The Century Foundation

April 24, 2002
Election Reform Briefing: Voter Identification
Electionline.org and the Constitution Project

April 12, 2002
A Step Closer to Election Reform
Editorial | New York Times

April 12, 2002
Senate Passes Bill to Clean Up Nation's Voting System
Robert Pear | New York Times

April 11, 2002
Senate Passes Election Overhaul Bill: Bill would require statewide registration lists
Janelle Carter | Washington Post

April 11, 2002
Election Reform Passes in Senate: Bill Would Establish Federal Standards
Edward Walsh | Washington Post

April 11, 2002
Roll Call Vote Record of S565
United States Senate

April 11, 2002
Full-text of Amendments to S565
United States Senate

April 11, 2002
S565 - Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001
United States Senate

April 10, 2002
Congressional Record of Debate on the Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 (S565)
United States Senate

March 04, 2002
Election Reform Briefing: Statewide Voter Registration Databases
Electionline.org and the Constitution Project

January 23, 2002
A Long Election Day in Missouri
George F. Will | Washington Post

January 16, 2002
Bush Budget to Back Election Reform
David S. Broder | Washington Post

December 20, 2001
Election Reform Briefing: The Provisional Voting Challenge
Electionline.org and the Constitution Project

December 12, 2001
Statement from Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford on the Passage of HR 3295
Jimmy Carter and Gerald R. Ford | National Commission on Federal Election Reform

November 30, 2001
Holiday Gift for Voters
Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Lloyd Cutler and Bob Michel | Washington Post

November 18, 2001
Cleaning Up the Vote
David S. Broder | Washington Post

November 14, 2001
HR 3295: The Help America Vote Act of 2001
House of Representatives

November 14, 2001
Summary of HR 3295: The Help America Vote Act of 2001
House of Representatives

November 14, 2001
Cosponsors of HR 3295: The Help America Vote Act of 2001
House of Representatives

November 14, 2001
Commission Analysis of HR 3295: The Help America Vote Act of 2001

November 13, 2001
Electonic Forum - National Election Reform
American Political Development

July 31, 2001
Final Report of the Commission (full)
National Commission on Federal Election Reform

July 30, 2001
To Assure Pride and Confidence in the Electoral Process: The Final Report of the Commission's Task Forces
Task Forces of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform

July 09, 2001
Study Finds National Voting Disparity
Dan Balz | Washington Post

July 08, 2001
Advancing Election Reform
Editorial | New York Times

June 01, 2001
Human Factor Was at Core Of Vote Fiasco: Decisions and Leadership Were Erratic, Arbitrary
John Mintz and Peter Slevin | Washington Post

May 16, 2001
Florida Vote Reform Wanes
Emily Horgan | Financial Times (London)

May 14, 2001
Election Reform At Mercy of Elected Officials
Jim Drinkard | USA Today

May 09, 2001
Election Reform Stalls
New York Times

May 09, 2001
McCain Introduces Bill To Standardize Voting Process
National Journal

April 25, 2001
Election Reform on the Back Burner
Bill Straub | Scripps Howard News Service

April 13, 2001
Officials Urge Poll Reforms
Cecelia Chan | Los Angeles Daily News

April 13, 2001
Solutions to fixing election process aired: Panel is traveling around country seeking input
David Montero | Ventura County Star

April 11, 2001
Prof debunks myths about right to vote
Jennifer Chorpening | The Herald Sun

March 28, 2001
Voting Reform Requires Federal Help
Atlanta Journal Constitution

March 28, 2001
Fraud hurts voting process, credibility
Atlanta Journal Constitution

March 27, 2001
U.S. Voting Standards Fall Far Short, Carter Says
Jingle Davis | Atlanta Journal Constitution

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