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![CNV] The Canvass: All Issues and IndexArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/23/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1772117721The Canvass: States and Election Reform -- a newsletter by NCSL for legislatures. In conjunction with support provided by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Make Voting Work -- an initiative of the Pew Center on the States, The Canvass is a newsletter designed to synthesize data, legislative practices, and insight from the 50 states and U.S. territories into an executive summary for legislators and key staff.
![CNV] The Canvass: Index to All IssuesReports5/23/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2209722097An index by topic of past articles from the elections newsletter, The Canvass
![CNV] The Canvass May 2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/20/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2624026240The Canvass: Vol. 40, May 2013
![CNV] The Canvass April 2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2554425544The Canvass: Vol. 39, April 2013
!State-Based Election Reports, 2010-2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/27/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2588125881NCSL compiled state-based election administration reports that deal with running elections well;political questions such as voter ID are not included
![DB] 2011-2013 Elections Legislation DatabaseBill Summaries/ Databases1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2200822008Database of 2011-2013 election reform legislation
[CNV] The Canvass March 2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/26/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2554325543The Canvass: Vol. 38, March 2013
Wrap up of 2012 Election Legislation EnactmentsBill Summaries/ Databases3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2594225942Wrap up of 2012 Election Legislation Enactments National and State Summaries
[CNV] The Canvass February 2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/18/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2554225542The Canvass: Vol. 37, February 2013
[CNV] The Canvass Jauary 2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/17/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2554125541The Canvass: Vol. 36, January 2013
[CNV] The Canvass October 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2483124831The Canvass: Vol. XXXIV--October 2012; Elections and the Courts
[DB] Elections Legislation Databases DescriptionBill Summaries/ Databases9/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2200722007Overview of 2011 Elections Legislation Database and the 2001-2010 database
[LAB] Legislative Action Bulletins: All IssuesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1863118631Summary of recent legislative action on elections
[CNV] The Canvass September 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/3/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2483024830The Canvass: Vol. XXXIII, September 2012
From the Chair--Interviews with Election Committee ChairsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2421624216Q and A's with chairs of election committees, 2012-2013
From the Election Administrator's PerspectiveArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2421724217Q and A's with election administrators from around the nation, 2012-13
[LAB] LAB: June 21, 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/21/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2490224902The June 21, 2012 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] The Canvass November/December 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/12/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2483224832The Canvass: Vol. XXXV, November/December 2012
[CNV] The Canvass June 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/12/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2482824828The Canvass: Vol XXXI, June 2012
[CNV] The Canvass July/August 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/12/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2482924829The Canvass: Vol. XXXII, July/August 2012
[CNV] The Canvass May 2012 Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2459324593The Canvass: Vol. XXX, May 2012
[LAB] LAB: April 23, 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/19/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2463624636The April 23, 2012 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin
[CNV] The Canvass April 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/11/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2458124581The Canvass: Vol. XXIX, April 2012
Wrap Up of 2011 Legislative Enactments Bill Summaries/ Databases4/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2457524575Over 2,300 bills relating to elections were introduced in 2011. This is a summary of the 308 that were enacted.
[CNV] The Canvass, March 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/8/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2442924429The Canvass: Vol. XXVIII, March 2012
[LAB] LAB: March 7, 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/7/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2442024420The March 7, 2012 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin
[CNV] The Canvass February 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/27/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2421924219The Canvass: Vol. XXVII, February 2012
[LAB] LAB: January 26, 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/26/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2418624186The January 26, 2012 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin
[CNV] The Canvass - January 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2398823988The Canvass: Vol. XXVI, January 2012
[LAB] LAB: December 19, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2399223992The December 19, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] The Canvass - November/December 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/15/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2386623866The Canvass: Vol. XXV, November/December 2011
[LAB] LAB: October 20, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/20/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2373623736October 20, 2011 issue of the LAB
[CNV] The Canvass - October 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/3/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2364023640The Canvass: Vol. XXIV--October 2011
[CNV] The Canvass - September 2011 - Page 1Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2355323553The Canvass: Vol. XXIII--September 2011; Elections are not priceless
[CNV] The Canvass - September 2011 - Page 2Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2355423554The Canvass: Vol. XXIII--September 2011; Elections are not priceless
[CNV] The Canvass: Vol. XXII--August 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/29/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2331223312The Canvass: Vol. XXII--August 2011; Vote Centers Come of Age
[LAB] LAB: June 24, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/24/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2319923199The June 24, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] The Canvass: Vol. XXI--June 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/27/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2309723097The Canvass: Vol. XXI--June 2011; Online Voter Registration
[LAB] LAB: May 19, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/19/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2292222922The May 19, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Vol. XX--May 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/3/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2276422764The Canvass: Vol. XX--May 2011; A Primer on Primaries
[LAB] LAB: April 27, 2011Bill Summaries/ Databases4/27/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2270122701The April 27, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
Voter ID--Pew Center's Sean Greene video interviewMultimedia4/27/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=22716227165-minute interview with Sean Greene, from the Pew Center on the States,on costs of voter ID, April, 2011
[CNV] The Canvass: Vol. XIX--April 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/4/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2248622486The Canvass: Vol. XIX--April 2011; Voter Information Requirements
[LAB] LAB: March 29, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/29/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2244922449The March 29, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[LAB] LAB: March 7, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/7/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2234222342The March 7, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XVIII--March 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/3/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2231122311The Canvass: Vol. X111--March 2011; Pre-Election Day Voting
[LAB] LAB: February 21, 2011Bill Summaries/ Databases2/21/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2225122251The February 21, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[LAB] LAB: January 31, 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/31/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2213722137The January 31, 2011 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] The Canvass: Volume XVII--February 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/28/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2213122131The Canvass: Volume XVII--February 2011,featuring the cost of elections, international election observers, and states complying with MOVE
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XVI--January 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/21/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2195121951The Canvass: Volument XVI--January 2011,featuring voter ID requirements and best practices commissions
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XV - December 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters11/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2177321773The Canvass: Volume XV - December 2010; Elections Take Longer and Longer to Complete
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XIV - August 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/24/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2111521115The Canvass: Volume XIV - August 2010
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XIII - July 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2069620696The Canvass: Volume XIII - July 2010
[LAB] [LAB] June 17, 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2059720597The June 17, 2010 issue of the Legislative Action Bulletin.
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XII - June 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/11/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2054520545Topics covered:State Voting Laws and the Mentally Disabled; District of Columbia Enacts Omnibus Election Reform Act, Shifts to Implementation; Pew Center on the States Releases Several New Reports on Key Election Issues
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume XI - March 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/5/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1991419914Looks at the real cost of voter registration: Oregon Case Study.
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume X, December 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/10/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1927319273The Canvass: Volume X December 2009
[CNV] [CNV] The Canvass: Volume IX, October 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/8/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1873518735Indiana Court Strikes Down Photo ID Requirement; Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies and other news Oct. 2009
[CNV] [CNV]The Canvass: Volume VIII, June 2009Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/23/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1777917779Registration Modernization Proposals Take Center Stage
[CNV] AZ Leads The Way as Military and Overseas e-voting Gains MomentumArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/16/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1646616466Newsletter article about e-voting for military/overseas voters
[CNV] 2009 Elections LegislationArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/16/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=16469164692009 Elections Legislation - Volume 7
[CNV] Report: Only Half of the States Give Military and Overseas Voters Adequate Time to VoteArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/22/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1648516485Only Half of the States Give Military and Overseas Voters Adequate Time to Vote
[CNV] Report: 2008 Election RecapArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/22/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1648416484Newsletter article
[CNV] Nonresident Property Owners and Voting in Local ElectionsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/21/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1659516595Newsletter article
[CNV] Post-Election AuditsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/21/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1659916599Newsletter article
[CNV] Election Emergencies HappenArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/22/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1655316553Newsletter article
[CNV] ULC to Study Voting by Military and Overseas CitizensArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters8/22/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1655416554Newsletter article
[CNV] Tennessee and Ohio Bipartisan Election ReformArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/14/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1654916549Newsletter article
[CNV] The Voting Information ProjectArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/9/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1655016550Newsletter article
[CNV] Worth Noting - Election Reform News from the StatesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/29/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1654316543Newsletter article
[CNV] Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Law Requiring Photo ID to VoteArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/29/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1654616546Newsletter article
[CNV] What Should States Do About Voting Equipment?Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/22/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1654716547Newsletter article
[CNV] State Election Legislation: 2007 RecapArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/18/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1654816548Newsletter article
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