Election Law @ Moritz (From Registration to Recounts)

Released: December 4, 2007

For the past year and a half, Election Law @ Moritz has conducted a comprehensive study of the election systems of five key Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. The results of this study, From Registration to Recounts, are available below and provide both some encouraging signs and some persistent reasons for concern.

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From Registration to Recounts

Entire Book

Introduction

Part I: Overview

Chapter 1: Background and Methodology (pp. 5-9)
Chapter 2: Primary Components of an Election Ecosystem (pp. 11-18)

Part II: Elections in the Five States

Chapter 3: Ohio's Election Ecosystem, A Poster Child for Reform (pp. 21-57)
Chapter 4: Illinois' Election Ecosystem, From Illegalities to Inconsistencies (pp. 59-83)
Chapter 5: Michigan's Election Ecosystem, Statewide Stability, but Local Vulnerabilities (pp. 85-109)
Chapter 6: Wisconsin's Election Ecosystem, Progressive Reform and Decentralized Administration (pp. 111-135)
Chapter 7: Minnesota's Election Ecosystem, A model Today, but Will it Last? (pp. 137-159)

Part III: Lessons Learned

Chapter 8: General Observations (pp. 163-171)
Chapter 9: Recommendations for Nine Areas of Election Administration (pp. 173-186)
Chapter 10: Specific Reforms for the Five States (pp. 187-197)

Appendices

Commentary

Quality of Election Administration Varies Among Great Lake States

New Hampshire's decision last week finally setting January 8, 2008, as the date for its presidential primary means that the country is barely a month away from the opening of the 2008 election season. With absentee voting to begin in just a few weeks, this is the perfect time to ask how well our election systems will withstand the pressures they will face in 2008.

For the past year and a half, Election Law @ Moritz has conducted a comprehensive study of the election systems of five key Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. The results of this study, From Registration to Recounts, will be released in both hard copy and electronic formats on December 4, one week from today.

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Quality of Election Administration Varies Among Great Lake States