Publications
Voter Lists and Databases
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
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