Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Recommendations

Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law School

President Obama met today with the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a commission established after the President pledged in hi2 2013 State of the Union address to seek ways to provide better access to the polls.  The Commission, headed by Robert Bauer and Benjamin Ginsberg, just issued its Report and Recommendations, including these key recommendations for state and local officials:

 

 

 

• Modernize the voter registration process through expansion of on-line voter registration and state collaboration in improving the accuracy of voter lists;
• Expand early voting days;
• Adopt new techniques to manage polling places efficiently; and
• Pave the way for the adoption of new technologies for voting.

Here's a video of President Obama's remarks at the meeting: