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.