Analysis & Commentary
Voting Rights & Elections
Policy Brief on Alternatives to Voter Identification
Efforts to turn eligible voters away from the polls if they cannot produce identification are not justified. Alternatives discussed.
Policy Brief on Proof of Citizenship
Analyzes requirements that will disenfranchise many eligible citizens, as well as violate the Constitution and federal laws.
Policy Brief on Restrictions on Voter Registration Drives
Voter registration drives help citizens who face the greatest barriers to voting, yet many states continue to enact burdensome restrictions on organizations that register voters.
Policy Brief on Electronic Voting Systems
Security and reliability vulnerabilities are discussed here.
Policy Brief on the Truth About “Voter Fraud”
Fraud by individual voters is both irrational and extremely rare. Raising the unsubstantiated specter of mass voter fraud suits a particular policy agenda.
Policy Brief on Using Databases to Keep Eligible Voters Off the Rolls
Ill-conceived state policies concerning new statewide voter registration databases are keeping eligible voters off of the rolls, through no fault of their own.
Policy Brief on Inaccurate Purges of the Voter Rolls
Ill-conceived state policies concerning new statewide voter registration databases are driving eligible voters off of the rolls, through no fault of their own.
At Issue: Are Elections Nationwide Open to Systematic Voter Fraud?
Authored by: Justin Levitt
– 09/01/06
Race and the Right to Vote
– 08/24/06