Dear EDR Members,

The EDR Commission will meet on November 12th to vote on the draft report of the Election Day Registration document that will be presented to the State Legislature in December. The document outlines the Commission’s findings as well as a recommendation on whether or not EDR should be implemented in Illinois. Please review the attachment herein.

Thank you again for your participation.

Jim Ascot
Chairman
EDR Commission

Draft report of the EDR Commission Document for the State Legislature

Demos: A good place to begin your research on EDR

Voters Win with Election Day Registration
Election Day Registration Was Successful in Several States During the 2006 Mid-term Elections - This report discusses the impact of EDR on the 2006 mid-term elections, and highlights key challenges and issues of EDR
Election Day Registration: A Ground Level View
What Local Election Officials Have Learned About Letting Americans Register and Vote on the Same Day. - This report recounts surveys of four dozen election officials in long-time EDR states about the impact of EDR on their work – logistics, fraud, cost, simplicity … are issues are discussed.
Election Day Registration: A Study of Voter Fraud Allegations and Findings on Voter Roll Security
Vote fraud is frequently raised as a reason not to pass EDR. This report details the almost complete lack of fraud tied to EDR.
A Fallible 'Fail Safe': An Analysis of Provisional Balloting Problems in the 2006 Election

An Analysis of Voter Fraud in the United States Adapted from the 2003 Report Securing the Vote

Never Too Late to Vote

Our Towns
Tune In, Drop In, Vote Now: A Simpler Path to the Polls

Illinois State Board of Elections
State of Illinois Voter Registration Downloadable Documents
State of Illinois Absentee Voting Downloadable Documents


Note: Seven states have some form of Election Day Registration: Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Wyoming. (Montana enacting the practice for the first time in 2006). (Connecticut also has EDR, but only for casting votes for the Presidency.) Two more states, Iowa and North Carolina, have passed similar legislation to allow for same-day voter registration and will begin being used in January of 2008 and October of 2007 respectively. Under the new system proposed in North Carolina, the same-day registration would occur three to nineteen days before the scheduled election. Reference for this data.

Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action is a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization committed to building an America that achieves its highest democratic ideals. Demos is collaborating with a range of state-based partners to help enact Election Day Registration, a reform that demonstrably increases voter turnout and reduces problems at polling places, as evidenced by the six states that currently allow for Election Day Registration.
DEMOS
PUBLICATIONS:
Election Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts March 20, 2008
Stuart Comstock-Gay's EDR Testimony Before the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee February 28, 2008
Anatomy of a Successful Campaign for Election Day Registration in Iowa
December 6, 2007
Voters Win with Election Day Registration
Election Day Registration Was Successful in Several States During the 2006 Mid-term Elections November 19, 2007
Election Day Registration A Study of Voter Fraud Allegations and Findings on Voter Roll Security November 18, 2007
Miles Rapoport's Testimony on Election Day Voter Registration 11/9/07 November 9, 2007
Same Day Voter Registration in North Carolina November 6, 2007
Election Day Voter Registration in Iowa November 6, 2007
Status of State EDR Legislation August 16, 2007
Connecticut State Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Testimony of Maine Representative, Anne Haskell in support of EDR.
April 16, 2007
EDR Nevada Testimony
Testimony by Miles Rapoport in support of Election Day Registration.
April 10, 2007

Report: Mass. election-day registration would boost youth, minority turnout
United States Elections Project on Voter Turnout
Iowa Enacts Election Day Registration - EDR Moving Nationwide
Minnesota voter eligibility and registration requirements
Wyoming voter eligibility and registration requirements
Maine voter eligibility and registration requirements
Iowa voter eligibility and registration requirements
New Hampshire voter eligibility and registration requirements
18 more State links