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America's Faith in Vote Counting Crashes

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“Elements of Successful Pollworker Training.” Project Vote. February 8, 2007.

List Maintenance

“Maintaining Current And Accurate Voter Lists.” Project Vote. December 22, 2006.

“State's voter rolls shrinking: The trend may seem unlikely considering Florida's growth, but a closer look shows a law is behind it.” St. Petersburg Times. August 6, 2007.

Voter Fraud

Blog: “Backroom Voter Suppression: Who Gets Knocked Off Voter Lists?”. Project Vote. August. 10, 2007.

“The Politics of Voter Fraud.” Project Vote. March 2007.

“Best Practices to Improve Voter Identification Requirements-.” Election Assistance Commission. June 2006.

In Other News:

A federal judge heard arguments on Georgia voter ID Wednesday, with many groups arguing that such a measure could hurt voters. The 2005 law may finally be implemented this year as the Supreme Court recently ruled the law constitutional. Read more in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

The Department of Justice has approved a new North Carolina law permitting voter registration at early voting sites. North Carolina is now the eighth state to provide some form of election day registration. Read more in the News Observer.

Erin Ferns is a Research and Policy Analyst with Project Vote’s Strategic Writing and Research Department (SWORD).

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