National News: Senators seek study on voter laws

Alabama: Montgomery voters urged to take note of polling location changes

California: New system may increase voter participation | Recount requested

Colorado: Voter ID requirement again before Colo. lawmakers | Open house is slated to explain mail ballots

Iowa: IDs for cupcakes: College Republicans peddle baked goods to support voter ID bill

Kansas: Groups consider lawsuit against state voter ID law | House to debate Kobach's bill to impose citizenship rule for potential voters in June

Michigan: Rep. Byrum to focus on voter rights | Election workers train for logistics | Grand Rapids to cut six voting precincts prior to August, November elections

Minnesota: Pro voter ID group changes web images | Secretary of state offers alternative to voter ID | Ritchie announces federal grant recipients for elections

Nebraska: Opponents assail voter ID bill | Lawmakers debate voter ID requirement | Final effort to kill voter ID bill

New Hampshire: Voter ID bill gets OK from Senate committee

New Mexico: State police seize Sunland Park records

New York: Family & Friends at the Erie County BOE | Push to pair up primaries | Death causes trial recess

North Carolina: Voting shift: Shelby's 8 polling places consolidated to 4 | State elections board office flooded

North Dakota: New absentee ballot system eases voting for service members

Ohio: Ohio elections chief breaks tie over ballot count | Summit County elections board deadlocks on cost-cutting steps | Election law changes are 'in really uncharted territory' | Juvenile judge race goes back to court | Electronic poll books are expected to save money and time | Packard joins county BOE | Ohio election law opponents: Referendum cannot be pulled from Nov. ballot | New poll shows majority of Ohio voters would repeal controversial elections law

Oregon: Lane County warns about voter scam

Pennsylvania: Lawsuit wants Pa. House speaker to set elections

South Carolina: Beaufort County League of Women Voters fights voter-registration bill

Tennessee: Tre Hargett talks voter ID at APSU

Texas: Counties caught in redistricting squeeze | Along with redistricting mess, voter ID also brings uncertainty to election planning | Costs soaring for delayed primary elections | Elections office says email warning a hoax | Nacogdoches County election workers hoping for the best after voting glitch

Vermont: New constitutional amendment allows 17-year olds to vote in 2012 primaries

Virginia: Protestors against proposed voter bills | Law students offer help restoring voter rights

Wisconsin: New election law, few problems so far | Voter ID off to smooth start in Wisconsin | Poll workers: Few voters confused by changes | First test of photo voter ID goes smoothly | Primaries ease voters into ID law | Voters flash photo ID at the polls; no issues reported | Rock. Co. officials see few election-day problems | Mount Pleasant man refuses to vote after finding veteran's ID no good at polls | Clerks, GAB say few problems, light turnout | Senate passes voter registration bill | Voter ID law causes no issues in local primary election | Minimal voter ID problems reported in southeast Wisconsin | New district lines create voter confusion

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February 16, 2012

One in eight voter registrations inaccurate or invalid
Groundbreaking study finds nearly 2 million dead voters on rolls

Approximately 24 million active voter registrations in the United States — one of every eight — are no longer valid or have significant inaccuracies and nearly a quarter of the eligible voting population is not registered, according to the Pew Center on the States’ Election Initiatives.

New research in the report Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient underscores the need for registration systems that use the latest technology to better maintain voter records, save money, and streamline processes. Read More...

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