To learn more about federal election reform issues, view policy briefs prepared by the Brennan Center for Justice:

• Policy Brief on Restrictions on Voter Registration Drives [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Using Databases to Keep Eligible Voters Off the Rolls [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Inaccurate Purges of the Voter Rolls [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Restoring Voting Rights to People with Criminal Convictions [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Voter ID Requirements [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Proof of Citizenship Requirements [PDF]

• Policy Brief on the Truth About "Voter Fraud" [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Alternatives to Voter ID [PDF]

• Policy Brief on Electronic Voting Systems [PDF]

The Brennan Center for Justice has conducted extensive research and analysis on voting and election administration issues. View some of our publications:

• Citizens Without Proof: A Survey of Americans' Possession of Documentary Proof of Citizenship and Photo Identification [PDF] (November 2006)
  A report detailing the findings of a fall 2006 survey on Americans and ID.

• Cast Out: New Voter Suppression Strategies 2006 and Beyond [PDF] (October 2006)
  A powerpoint presentation on threats to the franchise.

• The Machinery of Democracy: Voting System Security, Accessibility, Usability, and Cost [PDF] (Fall 2006)
  A full analysis of electronic voting systems, including an executive summary of the Brennan Center's June 2006 security report, with policy recommendations.

• The Machinery of Democracy: Protecting Elections in an Electronic World [PDF] (June 2006)
  An analysis of security threats to electronic voting systems, with policy recommendations.

• Making the List: Database Matching and Verification Processes for Voter Registration [PDF] (March 2006)
  An analysis of implementation of computerized voter registration databases in the states, with policy recommendations.

• Response to the 2005 Commission on Federal Election Reform [PDF] (2005)
  A dissent to the recommendations of the 2005 Carter-Baker Commission.

• Democracy Audit Feasibility Study [PDF] (March 2005)
  A report prepared for the Joyce Foundation on the feasibility of creating and implementing a "democracy audit" of the states.

Learn about the Brennan Center for Justice's Voting Rights and Elections Project work on federal election reform issues. Visit the initiative webpages below:

• Initiative on Voter Registration Drives
• Initiative on Statewide Voter Registration Databases
• Initiative on Voter Purges and Challenges
• Initiative on Voter ID and Proof of Citizenship
• Initiative on Allegations of Voter Fraud
• Initiative on Voting Technology
• Intiative on U.S. Election Assistance Commission Oversight
• Initiative on Provisional Ballots
• Initiative on Election Day Registration
• Initiative on Voting After Criminal Conviction

For more in-depth information about voter fraud allegations, please visit: http://www.truthaboutfraud.org