Democracy index of US states rated on democracy execution and many fail:Many states rated for ability to manage elections show much work to be done

New Pew Study Identifies Seven States with Best Election Administration Performance in 2008 and 2010

Download image WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –­­ Seven states performed well in both the 2008 and 2010 elections including Colorado, Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.  The Pew Charitable Trusts released an Elections Performance Index (Index election, election administration, Pew Charitable Trusts, North Dakota, states, Election Assistance Commission, election administration performance, 50 states, South Carolina, Election Initiatives project., state election division, Elections Performance Index, worst performing states, Election officials, presidential election, Election Day registration, United States Elections, average wait times, online interactive tool, Wisconsin. The Pew, absentee ballot problems, Population Survey Voting, information online tools, external advisory group, George Mason University, data, U.S. Census Bureau, complete methodology visit, 2010 elections, voter, voter turnout, voter registration, voter registrations, New York, Voting Survey, Download image, American Elections, West Virginia, new baseline, North Carolina, information tools, registration problems, quantifiable data, David Becker, shortest times, key findings, New Hampshire, highest standards, overseas ballots, Registration Supplement)

Waiting Times at Ballot Boxes Draw Scrutiny

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By JEREMY W. PETERS With studies suggesting that long lines at the polls cost Democrats hundreds of thousands of votes in November, party leaders are beginning a push to make voting and voter registration easier, setting up a likely new conflict with Republicans over a deeply polarizing issue.

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