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Election Day Registration

Tools for State Advocates
The following toolkits and reports allow pro-democracy advocates to wage effective EDR campaigns in their states. Quotes and citations are highly encouraged. To request hard copies of any toolkit or report, please contact reports@demos-usa.org.

 


Publications

How Same Day Registration Became Law in North Carolina
May 1, 2008




Election Day Voter Registration in Nebraska
April 4, 2008




Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts
March 20, 2008




Stuart Comstock-Gay's EDR Testimony Before the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
February 28, 2008


Anatomy of a Successful Campaign for Election Day Registration in Iowa
December 6, 2007




Voters Win with Election Day Registration
Election Day Registration Was Successful in Several States During the 2006 Mid-term Elections
November 19, 2007



Election Day Registration
A Study of Voter Fraud Allegations and Findings on Voter Roll Security
November 18, 2007



Miles Rapoport's Testimony on Election Day Voter Registration 11/9/07
November 9, 2007


Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa
November 6, 2007
R. Michael Alvarez & Jonathan Nagler


Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina
November 6, 2007




Status of State EDR Legislation
August 16, 2007


Connecticut State Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Testimony of Maine Representative, Anne Haskell in support of EDR.
April 16, 2007


EDR Nevada Testimony
Testimony by Miles Rapoport in support of Election Day Registration.
April 10, 2007


Iowa Newspapers Editorialize in favor of EDR
March 31, 2007


EDR Oregon Testimony
Testimony of Miles Rapoport in support of Election Day Registration.
March 21, 2007


Des Moines Register Editorial on EDR
Let Iowans Vote on Election Day, Convenience Outweighs Unlikely Fraud.
March 2, 2007


Election Day Registration is a Reform That Works
February 15, 2007


Tools for Democracy: Election Day Registration
In the 2000 and 2004 elections, EDR states had significantly higher voter participation rates than the national average.
September 1, 2006
A four-page toolkit of facts, analysis and persuasive reasons that all states should adopt Election Day Registration.


Full EDR Testimony in Vermont by Demos' Ludovic Blain
May 19, 2005


EDR and the 2004 Election
January 10, 2005


EDR: Making Voting Easier
Election Day Registration in New York
April 20, 2004



EDR Toolkit Insert: Educating the Public
March 1, 2003
A guide to educating voters about Election Day Registration.


EDR Toolkit Insert: Elections Personnel
March 1, 2003
A guide to proper staffing and training of elections personnel in Election Day Registration states.


EDR Toolkit Insert: Making EDR Work
March 1, 2003
A guide to the specifics of implementing Election Day Registration systems.


Expanding the Vote
The Practice and Promise of Election Day Registration
January 1, 2002
Election Day Registration could bring millions of new voters to the polls and help reverse the long-term decline of voting in the United States.


Expandiendo el Voto
Registro para el Día de Elección En California
January 1, 2002
Spanish translation of "California Votes," an analysis of how implementing Election Day Registraion would affect California.


California Votes
The Promise of Election Day Registration
January 1, 2002
A comprehensive report about the benefits EDR would bring to California voters.


Conference Report: Eliminating Barriers to Voting: Election Day Registration
November 30, 2001
A full report on the conference co-sponsored by Demos and the Brennan Center for Justice.


 

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