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Conference attendees should have already received an agenda and other information. In preparation for the conference, we have also compiled several background articles and opinion pieces about EDR from papers in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, and Vermont:
We have also prepared a summary of recent EDR state policy activity:
In addition, please take a look at the following relevant reports, by Demos and other colleagues, also available online:
Election Day Voter Registration in the United States: How One-Step Voting Can Change the Composition of the American Electorate, by R. Michael Alvarez, Stephen Ansolabehere, and Catherine H. Wilson, available at: http://vote.caltech.edu/media/documents/wps/vtp_wp5.pdf
Easier Voting Methods Boost Youth Turnout, by Mary Fitzgerald, available at: http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/WorkingPapers/WP01Fitzgerald.pdf
California Votes: The Promise of Election Day Registration, by R. Michael Alvarez and Stephen Ansolabehere, available at: http://www.demos-usa.org/pubs/california_votes.pdf
Election Day Registration: Expanding the Ohio Vote, by Michelle R. Smith, available at: http://www.policymattersohio.org/pdf/EDR_report.pdf
Making Voting Easier: Election Day Registration in New York, by R. Michael Alvarez, Jonathan Nagler, and Catherine H. Wilson, available at:
http://www.demos-usa.org/pubs/EDR%20-%20NY%20report%20b&w%20-%20Aug%202004.pdf
Voting in Massachusetts, by the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project, available at: http://www.tbf.org/uploadedFiles/VotinginMass.pdf
We are expecting between 75-100 attendees at the conference; if you have materials to distribute, please bring 100 copies to ensure that everyone, including invitees who cannot attend, will receive a copy.
We believe that this event will prove an inspiring and useful gathering for all attendees. We look forward to your participation. If you have any questions, please contact Myriah Pahl at 212-389-1411 or mpahl@demos.org. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ludovic Blain,
Associate Director, Democracy Program
Regina Eaton,
EDR Campaign Consultant
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