A Brief Yet Practical Guide to Reforming U.S. Voter Registration Systems
Those looking to improve the performance of elections in the United States often point to issues involving the voter registration system. A review of this system reveals that it is massive, decentralized, and vital to democratic functioning. The existing scholarly literature, coupled with our own re...
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| author | Shaw, Daron Ansolabehere, Stephen Stewart III, Charles H |
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| description | Those looking to improve the performance of elections in the United States often point to issues involving the voter registration system. A review of this system reveals that it is massive, decentralized, and vital to democratic functioning. The existing scholarly literature, coupled with our own reading of data from the 2012 elections, suggests several ways of improving the system, including adopting online registration for voters, using technology to improve lists and list management, working with private vendors to assess and improve the quality of registration lists, and developing a national list to facilitate analyses of administrative performance and best practices. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1285552022-09-26T12:25:04Z A Brief Yet Practical Guide to Reforming U.S. Voter Registration Systems Shaw, Daron Ansolabehere, Stephen Stewart III, Charles H Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science Those looking to improve the performance of elections in the United States often point to issues involving the voter registration system. A review of this system reveals that it is massive, decentralized, and vital to democratic functioning. The existing scholarly literature, coupled with our own reading of data from the 2012 elections, suggests several ways of improving the system, including adopting online registration for voters, using technology to improve lists and list management, working with private vendors to assess and improve the quality of registration lists, and developing a national list to facilitate analyses of administrative performance and best practices. 2020-11-20T22:43:58Z 2020-11-20T22:43:58Z 2015-03 2020-06-12T18:27:59Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1533-1296 1557-8062 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/128555 Shaw, Daron et al. "A Brief Yet Practical Guide to Reforming U.S. Voter Registration Systems." Election Law Journal 14, 1 (March 2015): 26-31 © 2015 Mary Ann Liebert en http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/elj.2014.0273 Election Law Journal Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Mary Ann Liebert Inc Mary Ann Liebert |
| spellingShingle | Shaw, Daron Ansolabehere, Stephen Stewart III, Charles H A Brief Yet Practical Guide to Reforming U.S. Voter Registration Systems |
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