Computerized voter lists

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report yesterday on nine states that have implemented computerized voter registration lists as required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA, PL 107-252, pdf, 212KB, 66p., from GPO). HAVA required that states create these lists by Jan. 1, 2004, but they could apply for a 2-year waiver to Jan. 1, 2006. All but nine states obtained the waiver. This study reviews the experiences of the nine states that implemented the HAVA voter registration provisions, Hawaii being one of them (see Appendix VI).

ELECTION REFORM: Nine States' Experiences Implementing Federal Requirements for Computerized Voter Registration Systems, GAO-06-247
     Full report (pdf, 1.4MB, 65p.)
     Highlights (pdf, 332KB, 1p.)
     Abstract (html)

Related GAO reports:

Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote, GAO-05-997 (pdf, 2.2MB, 120p.), September 27, 2005

Elections: Federal Efforts to Improve Security and Reliability of Electronic Voting Systems Are Under Way, but Key Activities Need to Be Completed, GAO-05-956 (pdf, 1.3MB, 107p.), September 21, 2005

Elections: Additional Data Could Help State and Local Elections Officials Maintain Accurate Voter Registration Lists, GAO-05-478 (pdf, 1.6MB, 71p.), June 10, 2005

Related FR posts:

• States' voting systems not ready for November
• Electronic voting machines (DREs)
• Electronic poll books
• Electronic voting
  
• Electronic voting in California