Partnering with Motor Vehicle Offices and Public Assistance Agencies
VOTER REGISTRATION
Modernizing the process of voter registration requires coordination between election officials, motor vehicle offices, and public assistance agencies. Three states have already begun implementing their own modernization process, as highlighted by a Project Vote memo. Meanwhile, a survey conducted by Dēmoswith public assistance agencies in 40 states plus the District of Columbia probed the feasibility of using these agencies’ databases as the source for low-income citizens’ voter registration information.
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VOTER REGISTRATION
Almost half of eligible voters in the United States move every five years, making it increasingly difficult for states to maintain accurate voter registration lists. Studying other countries may provide guidance on how the United States can manage its own registration rolls. One report this week examines the state-level policies concerning voters who move, while the second report provides an overview of voter registration processes in sixteen other democracies around the world.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
The ongoing debate over the role of technology in elections has provoked a great deal of research on the topic. A recent conference on voting technology featured 11 papers examining evidence in a number of countries and a new working paper discusses the current state of research and development in voting technology.
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