2008 Survey Of The Performance Of American Elections

 Chapin's testimony at the hearing on "The 2008 Election: A Look Back on What Went Right and Wrong" was based on the "2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections," conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The survey found that while most Americans who voted on Election Day had a positive experience, problems with election administration-including registration, polling place location, voter identification and long lines-affected millions of voters, and most significantly, were a major factor preventing as many as 38% of voters who registered but did not go to the polls to vote.