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How Big a Voter Surge? Most States Joined the Party

Apathy, pretty clearly, was out. Participation obviously was in. Official figures wont be known until December but its already clear that turnout for the Nov. 2 elections was up about 7 percent in...

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Voting Surged in 2004, Census Says

Nationally, voter turnout in the United States surged to 64 percent of all adult citizens in 2004, up from 60 percent in 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau reports.

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Holding Form

This 2006 brief explored the user end of the registration process: how would-be voters obtain forms, complete them, and how much time they have before an election to do so.  

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Registration Drives Go Down to the Wire

As voter registration deadlines edge closer in several states, groups as varied as Rock the Vote, Focus on the Family, MySpace.com and Wal-Mart are stepping up campaigns to encourage more people to go...

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Election-Day Registration

This 2007 policy brief, Election-Day Registration: A Case Study, examined Montana's experiences with EDR in 2006, as well as that in Minnesota, where it has been in place for more than 30 years. It...

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State laws pose hurdles for student voters

College students who registered to vote in the state where they attend school have faced sometimes daunting regulations that vary from state to state. And they may confront one more hurdle - showing...

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Election Day Mostly Smooth

Six years after being ordered to overhaul their voting systems, states showed they were largely prepared for 2008's historic election and near-record voter turnout.

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Data For Democracy

This 2008 report discussed how good data is the basis of good policymaking. In the elections field, a lack of data has often left policy makers and election officials without the tools necessary to...

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Bringing Elections into the 21st Century

In December 2008, the Pew Center on the States hosted “Voting in America,” a Washington, DC summit that initiated a discussion among state and local election officials, policy makers, technology...

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Online Voter Registration

This March 2010 report provided a comprehensive examination of the implementation, operation, public confidence and usage of online voter registration in Arizona and Washington.

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Non-Precinct Place Voting

In 2008, Make Voting Work released a Request for Proposals for research that would examine alternatives to precinct-based election day voting, including early in-person and absentee voting and vote by...

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Voter Registration Data Accuracy

This July 2010 report revealed a voter registration system that was not serving America’s increasingly mobile voters. Trapped by the confines of an antiquated, paper-based system, election...

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Upgrading Voter Registration

Pew and its partners are building on cutting edge practices in some states and the private sector to bring voter registration systems into the 21st century and improve accuracy, efficiency, and...

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Military & Overseas Voting

Pew supports reforms that will bring 21st century technology to America’s election system and guarantee all citizens abroad can participate in our democracy from a distance.

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Upgrading Democracy

This 2010 report argued that Americans deserve a more cost-effective, accurate and efficient registration system that protects the integrity of the process and ensures that more eligible voters—and...

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Upgrading Voter Registration Design

Inefficiencies in America’s voter registration systems lead to an inaccurate and costly registration process. Pew has been working with state and local election officials, as well as technology...

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How Do States Update Voter Registration Lists?

A statutory overview shows that states vary widely in the way they maintain and update their voter registration rolls. How states manage these lists can affect the accuracy and reliability of the...

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Introducing the Voting Information Project

The Voting Information Project is an innovative and proven service that uses the latest technology to provide voters with the information they need to cast a ballot.

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Being Online Is Still Not Enough

This 2011 report provided state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Being Online is Still Not Enough: Interactive

Millions are turning to official state election websites to find the information they need to cast a ballot. Being Online Is Still Not Enough provides state-by-state reviews and analysis based on...

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