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E-Vote: Digital Divide a Key Barrier to Improving Voter Registration, Says Report

Digital divide a key barrier to improving voter participation.

The California Voter Foundation's Kim Alexander has written "The California Voters' Experience -- What Works for Them, What Does Not Work, and Where to Go From Here."

Alexander wrote the paper at the request of California Forward, which is working to make structural and governance changes to improve California.

"The California Voters' Experience" is 40 pages long and takes a close look at the four stages of the voting process from the perspective of the California voter: registration; preparation; voting; and results. It also includes analyses about key barriers to improving voter participation in California, such as the digital divide, and concludes that greater uniformity and consistency in voting practices and procedures would help improve the voting experience for Californians.

 

Wayne E. Hanson served as a writer and editor with e.Republic from 1989 to 2013, having worked for several business units including Government Technology magazine, the Center for Digital Government, Governing, and Digital Communities. Hanson was a juror from 1999 to 2004 with the Stockholm Challenge and Global Junior Challenge competitions in information technology and education.