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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Foundations Award $2.5 Million to Improve Elections

The Pew Center on the States’ Making Voting Work Initiative and the JEHT Foundation announced today that they are jointly awarding $2.5 million in grants to fund 16 projects in an effort to find and advance innovative solutions to critical flaws in our elections system and improve accuracy, convenience, efficiency and security for voters.

The grants focus on five distinct areas of election administration where major failings have been identified and improvements are being debated and implemented by election officials, but where additional expertise is desired and necessary to shape and evaluate these efforts. These 5 areas are:

  • Voter Registration System Assessment
  • Vote Centers
  • Audits of Elections
  • Online Training for Poll Workers
  • Election Performance Assessment



Posted by Katie Clabby




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