Voter Registration

Give Us The Ballot

Monday, January 18, 2010
By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Give Us The Ballot

The following passage is excerpted from a speech that Dr. King delivered before the Lincoln Memorial at the March on Washington, on May 17, 1957, three years after Brown v. Board of Education and eight years before the enactment of the Voting Rights Act. Three years ago the Supreme Court of this nation rendered... »

2009 Issues on Capitol Hill

Thursday, December 17, 2009
By Warren Stewart
2009 Issues on Capitol Hill

Having a presence on Capitol Hill this year has allowed Verified Voting to be more fully involved in hearings and conferences  that complement our traditional areas of concern. In particular the interest in using internet technology in the administration of elections has highlighted the importance of cyber security policy in Verified Voting’s activities. In... »

Pew Study Calculates the Real Cost of Voter Registration

Thursday, December 17, 2009
By The Pew Center on the States

Oregon spent more than $9.7 million–or $4.51 per active registered voter–on its voter registration system during the 2008 election according to a new report released today by The Pew Center on the States.  Conducted with the assistance of Oregon state and local election officials, “The Real Cost of Voter Registration” is the first comprehensive... »

Voter Registration Modernization

Saturday, July 4, 2009
By Wendy R. Weiser, Michael Waldman and Renée Paradis, Brennan Center
Voter Registration Modernization

Click here to download a PDF. Since the Florida election debacle in 2000 laid bare the way Americans cast and count votes, lawmakers and officials at federal, state, and local levels have made fitful progress toward building a modern and democratically inclusive election system. But the promise of a renewed democratic system has not... »