The problem of proxy access to the corporation’s ballot has been one that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has struggled with for a long time.

Millions of Americans are casting ballots early.

U.S. Election administration has changed dramatically since the controversial Florida vote count in the 2000 presidential election and additional changes in technology, election law and administrative practices might further strengthen future American elections.

In a new piece on American.com, AEI's Steven F. Hayward explains that the filibuster can be said to have worked according to the framers' design.

Afew minor improvements could make voting significantly easier for men and women in the military.

New Jersey's state pension plans are underfunded by almost $100 billion, and recent reforms do not do enough to correct the shortfall, as more state employees must be shifted to defined contribution plans and the growth in their benefits must be slowed.

Wisconsin's results do not mean conservatives should abandon entitlement reform, but they should expect an energized Democratic base that will fight with all its might. They will need to talk persuasively about what entitlement reform means, stressing that it is absolutely necessary to preserve the lifetime security that entitlements provide.

The AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project represents a long-term effort to develop a bipartisan policy agenda for improving the administration of U.S. elections.