FairVote Releases Report on Election Administration

First in Series Highlights Missouri Readiness

FairVote released its first in a series of reports that seeks to shed light on the practices of county election officials responsible for running efficient elections this November. The report, “Uniformity in Election Administration: A Survey of Swing State County Clerks–Missouri Edition,” shows that many counties in Missouri are not prepared for the anticipated increase in voter turnout this November. With turnout in swing states expected to rise to unprecedented levels, FairVote is making every effort to ensure voters don’t run into roadblocks this Election Day. In the report, we offer a series of conclusions and recommendations about what states can do to have a transparent process and prepare for what could be the highest voter turnout in modern presidential election history.

[Missouri Edition--Report]
[Missouri Edition--Press Release]
[New York Times Cites Report Series]

Universal Voter Registration and a Constitutional Right to Vote

FairVote-backed reforms earns support from key allies

FairVote operates from a simple premise: we must find ways to ensure that all Americans have secure voting rights and every vote should matter. In that spirit, we helped draft HJR 28, a proposal to establish a right to vote in the U.S. Constitution and for years have called for universal voter registration to provide full and accurate voter rolls. Two weighty reform allies have issued important new reports calling for action: the Advancement Project's In Pursuit of an Affirmative Right to Vote examines the need to amend the U.S. Constitution in order to explicitly guarantee that all citizens have a fair, equal, and inclusive voice in our democracy, and the Brennan Center has issued a potential roadmap to universal voter registration.

The Summer 2008 National Civic Review has an article co-authored by FairVote's Rob Richie and David Moon with former intern Usman Ahmed on how cities could boost the effort for a constitutional right to vote.

[Brennan Center's Universal Voter Registration: A Policy Summary]
[Advancement Project's In Pursuit of an Affirmative Right to Vote]
[FairVote on universal voter registration]
[FairVote on a Constitutional Right to Vote]
[Abstract of National Civic Review]
[More on Municipal Right to Vote strategy]
NEW [Commentary on a Right to Vote by FairVote]
NEW [Commentary on a Right to Vote by the Advancement Project]