Connecticut’s Election Performance Improves According to New Report

Connecticut performed better in the 2012 election than in the 2008 election, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trust’s Center on the States.  The report measures the “Election Performance Index” of states, based on 17 measures.

After a 67% rating in 2008, Connecticut improved to 74% in 2012, which made it 10th among all states.  An average rating in 2008 was 64% and in 2012 was 68%. The report cited additions to the election information that the state makes available online as one reason for Connecticut’s rating increase.

The Election Performance Index includes the following measures:

• data completeness
• disability- or illness-related voting problems
• mail ballots rejected
• mail ballots unreturned
• military and overseas ballots rejected
• military and overseas ballots unreturned
• online registration available
• post-election audit required
• provisional ballots cast
• provisional ballots rejected
• registration or absentee ballot problems
• registrations rejected
• residual vote rate
• turnout
• voter registration rate
• voting information look-up tools
• voting wait time