Elections : Additional Data Could Help State and Local Election Officials Maintain Accurate Voter Registration Lists

Reports of ineligible persons registering to vote raised concerns about state processes for verifying voter reg. lists. Although states run elections, Congress has authority to affect the admin. of elections. The Help Amer. Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) sets a deadline for states to have a statewide voter reg. list & list verification procedures. This report selected 7 states (AZ, CA, MI, NY, TX, VA, & WI) to represent a range of characteristics relevant to voter reg., such as whether a statewide voter list existed prior to HAVA. Discusses how these states verify voter reg. eligibility; the challenges they face in maintaining accurate voter lists; & progress toward implementing HAVA reg. require. Identifies fed. data sources to help verify voter reg. eligibility. Ill.Jenking, William D., Jr. is the author of 'Elections : Additional Data Could Help State and Local Election Officials Maintain Accurate Voter Registration Lists', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422302354 and ISBN 1422302350.