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May 8, 2025

Innovative Election Administration Funding Solutions
Contest features cash prize and opportunity to present at fall symposium

Mitchell Brown, PhD, director, Institute for Election Administration Research & Practice, Auburn University and
Kathleen Hale, JD, PhD, executive director, Election Center

The Institute for Election Administration Research & Practice, a collaboration of Auburn University and the Election Center, are excited to announce the Call for Innovative Election Administration Funding Solutions, a competition seeking groundbreaking, practical solutions to address the critical issue of adequate funding of election administration across local, state, and/or federal levels in the United States.

This challenge is designed to encourage creative thinking and collaboration in developing new approaches to election funding. Entries should focus on election administration and how we fund local, state, or federal elections, or any combination thereof. The contest seeks proposals with solutions that can help sustain funding of election administration while promoting participation among eligible voters, accessibility, and election integrity while acknowledging the increasing complexity of administering U.S. elections and demands on election offices.

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