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Colorado May Have Election Day Problems

October 6th, 2008
Adam

Today, FairVote released its third in a series of reports highlighting potential problems in swing states on Election Day. The newest report focuses on Colorado, a state that has been safely “red” in recent years and has only gone Democratic once since 1964 (Clinton won in 1992). Western states like Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada [...]

New FairVote Report Gives New Mexico Elections Mixed Review

September 8th, 2008
Adam

Today, FairVote released its second in a series of reports surveying county election officials. This time we take a look at New Mexico, which is sure to be a key swing state this November. We found that the state does a good job of providing access for students, with polling places at all of their [...]

New Study: Missouri May Experience Long Lines in November

August 28th, 2008
Adam

Today, 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, ландшафт“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 [...]

NYTimes Features Upcoming FairVote Report

July 21st, 2008
Adam

The front page of today’s New York Times features an article titled “Influx of Voters Expected to Test New Technology,” which includes some original research conducted by staff here at FairVote. Our researchers are in the process of contacting local election officials to see if they have plans for the expected increase in voter participation [...]

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