Elections : Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote

Processing voter registration applications & maintaining voter registration lists can result in individuals arriving at polls on Election Day to find they were not listed as registered. Local election officials in 14 jurisdictions in 7 states (AZ, CA, MI, NY, TX, VA, & WI) were surveyed to obtain their views on managing voter registration for the 2004 election. This report discusses election officials' characterization of: challenges receiving voter registration appl's., including checking them for completeness; (2) removing voters' names from voter registration lists & ensuring that names were not inadvertently removed; & (3) implementing the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; 2002)'s provisional voting & identification requirements. Illustrations.Jenkins, William O., Jr. is the author of 'Elections : Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422304464 and ISBN 1422304469.