From Registration to Recounts: The Election Ecosystems of Five Midwestern States

by Steven F. Huefner, Daniel P. Tokaji, Edward B. Foley

How well can our election administration system handle another close election? Since Bush v. Gore in 2000, substantial changes have occurred in the areas of voter registration, voter identification, voting technology, provisional balloting, and recounts. Experts from the election law program at The Ohio State University recently completed a comprehensive review of election procedures in five key Midwestern states (Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin), the findings of which are of significance not only regionally, but also nationally. The book not only provides a thorough analysis and constructive criticism of several different types of election administration systems but also provides key recommendations for how an ideal election ecosystem should be constructed.

206 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007