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Online Voter Registration APIs – A New Trend?

September 26, 2016

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As of today, 32 states and the District of Columbia have online voter registration, and that number is growing.  The benefits are well known and […]

Facebook Drives Record Voter Registration Activity at Deadline

October 28, 2016

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As we reported in September, Facebook outreach to its users contributed to a significant increase in online voter registration activity in the days preceding National Voter […]

New State Data to Celebrate National Voter Registration Day

September 27, 2016

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UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL DATA AS OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 Today, September 27th, is National Voter Registration Day – a day when non-profits, campaigns, and government […]

A Plan for 2017 and Beyond

March 02, 2017

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It’s been a busy few months for the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR)! We just attended and presented at the NASED and NASS […]

Launching the Center for Election Innovation & Research

September 06, 2016

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Thanks to the work of many of you advancing sound data-driven policies and technology, it has never been easier for almost all U.S. voters to […]

CEIR 2020 Voter Education Grant Program

March 26, 2021

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In September 2020, the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) initiated the Voter Education Grant Program to support states’ efforts to provide nonpartisan, accurate, […]

Does State Outreach to People Who Are Eligible but Unregistered to Vote Increase Registration?

February 25, 2022

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Executive Summary Registering to vote is one of the most critical components of the U.S. voting process, serving as a prerequisite for casting a ballot […]

Data Dive: Automatic Voter Registration in Georgia

September 30, 2023

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Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) is generally defined as a system that registers eligible citizens to vote or updates their existing registrations by automatically and electronically […]

Resources on Voter Fraud

January 25, 2017

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The last 24 hours have seen voter fraud back in the news more than three months after Election Day.  There are lots of reports and […]

Thoughts on Election Security and Voter Confidence

September 15, 2016

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We once again find ourselves in the hyper-partisan season of a presidential election, where both sides make claims about the process for political advantage while […]