Publications
Other Voter List Issues
Voter Registration Modernization: Collected Reports and Papers
An overview of the work done over the past few years by the Brennan Center exposing problems of Voter Registration and offering solutions—solutions that could bring the United States in line with other democracies around the world, and which would increase the number of voters registered and make the registration process simpler and easier.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser, ed.
– 10/05/09
Automatic Registration in the United States: The Selective Service Example
Authored by: Laura Seago
– 07/15/09
Permanent Voter Registration
This report examines systems of statewide permanent registration under which, once a voter registers to vote in a state, she can move to a new address within the state or change her name and vote a ballot that counts in a subsequent election — without having to re-register each time she moves or takes affirmative steps to change her registration information. We conclude with recommendations for developing effective systems of permanent registration.
Authored by: Adam Skaggs & Jonathan Blitzer
– 06/19/09
When Voters Move
In the United States, a voter registration is linked to residential addresses, meaning that every time a voter moves, they need to update their registration. With 90 million eligible voters moving every five years - 45% of the total population - this system is not only outdated, but ineffective and costly.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez
– 06/13/09
Expanding Democracy: Voter Registration Around the World
This report is summarizes an examination of voter registration systems in sixteen countries. The United States is one of few democratic nations that place the entire burden of registering to vote on individual citizens. There is a better way to make voter registration more comprehensive and accurate, with clear benefits to voters, overall taxpayer savings, and less burden on election administrators.
Authored by: Jennifer Rosenberg with Margaret Chen
– 06/10/09
2008 & 2009 Ohio Elections Summit and Conference
After voting ended on Nov. 4, 2008, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner announced a bipartisan convening to study the recent election with a goal of determining what went right as well as what could be improved. This is the final report from the summit and conference.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden with Jessie Allen
– 04/08/09
Voter Purges
This report is one of the first systematic examinations of voter purging, a practice—often controversial—of removing voters from registration lists in order to update state registration roll. After a detailed study of the purge practices of twelve states, Voter Purges reveals that election officials across the country are routinely striking millions of voters from the rolls through a process that is shrouded in secrecy, prone to error, and vulnerable to manipulation.
Authored by: Myrna Pérez
– 09/30/08
An Agenda for Election Reform
This memorandum sets out a comprehensive election reform agenda for the 110th Congress and explains the reasons for each policy reform.
Authored by: Wendy R. Weiser and Jonah Goldman
– 03/07/07
An Agenda for Americas Voters: Election Reform in the 110th Congress
This federal election reform agenda is the product of years of research and experience by the civil rights, voting rights, civic participation, and progressive advocacy community.
Authored by: Brennan Center for Justice & Allies
– 02/15/07
Making the List: Database Matching and Verification Processes for Voter Registration
This report is the first comprehensive summary of critically important new voter registration procedures effective in most states at the beginning of 2006.
Authored by: Wendy Weiser, Justin Levitt, and Ana Munoz
– 03/01/06