I don't know if the voter ID bills floating around will make
additional headway this year, but if any go forward it would be
helpful to attach a requirement that precincts collect data on each
person turned away, or asked to go through additional steps, so that
the impact of the law could be studied. Do any states currently
collect data or retain records on who is affected by the laws? Even if
just the names were kept that would be helpful.

That actually brings up another point: given how many people show up
on elections, it would be useful for some states to include a random
sample survey as a part of the election day experience, either as an
attachment of a question or two to the ballot or a separate short
survey that is handed out with the ballot and collected before the
voters (or voters turned way) exit the precinct. Do any states or
counties do this? Seems a "customer survey" is something people are
familiar enough with that it would be useful. (E.g., determining where
lines were long, machines were malfunctioning or confusing, people
asked for ID where they shouldn't be, etc.)

Doug
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