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Resources to Educate Voters about All States, Not Just Yours
CEIR offers resources for educating voters about how elections work across the country

By Prisha Singh, April Tan, and Kyle Yoder

As election administration continues to be a hot topic in the news, the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) continues our work to support election officials. As you put on this election and educate the public about election administration—in your state and across the country—we are pleased to share several resources.

For 2026, we have short, accessible reports on voter registration and voting before Election Day to help the public understand these topics. These resources are designed to help election officials educate the public on all-things election administration. CEIR also has in-depth research on election policies and practices for election officials looking to learn from one another. This is a quick guide with links to our resources to support a successful and informed election season.

Voter Education Resources for Election Officials
Have you ever gotten a question from voters or journalists on election topics? CEIR provides voter education resources to help election officials explain election administration processes to voters, journalists, and others. These resources can help election officials explain processes and answer questions for many audiences. Our reports include:

 Voter Registration Deadlines Before the 2026 General Election and Dates for 2026 Early In-Person and Mail Voting in all 50 states plus DC, with links to state-specific resources

Interactive resources demonstrating the Expansion of Voting Before Election Day and the Expansion of Innovative Voter Registration Methods across the country from 2000 to 2026

Analysis of The Growing Use of Voting Before Election Day (2016-2024) showing the share of voters who voted early in person or by mail in each state over time

Explainers on mail ballot processes such as ballot cure, pre-processing, and identity verification

Research on Election Administration for Election Officials
Have you ever wondered how other jurisdictions conduct elections? There are roughly 10,000 election jurisdictions in the United States and no two jurisdictions are alike. CEIR’s research helps highlight election administration practices for election officials to learn from one another. These resources provide a deep dive into the administration of innovative voter registration methods and voting before Election Day. This research aims not only to explore state-to-state differences, but also to provide lessons learned and specific insights for election officials.

Our case studies on voter registration examine innovative same-day and automatic voter registration systems in the Great Lakes states and Georgia, as well as improvements in transparency with registration databases in Rhode Island. We also have reports on topics related to voting before Election Day including implementation of early in-person voting in Connecticut and policy options for mail ballot identity verification, pre-processing mail ballots (including timelines for pre-processing), and ballot cure procedures.

Sign up for the CEIR newsletter to be notified of upcoming webinars on these topics, the latest developments in election administration in Washington and around the country, and more.

CEIR aims to restore trust in the American election system and promote election procedures that encourage greater voter participation while ensuring election integrity and security. Our research helps achieve these goals by providing answers to the hard questions for all audiences.

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Election News This Week

Federal Update:  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asked the Justice Department to probe the reliability of a widely used digital voting system, as well as whether election nonprofits had improperly obtained private voter data. Mullin’s concerns center around ERIC — which is designed to prevent the sharing of any records “indicating an individual is a non-citizen,” Mullin wrote in letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche. Determining if the devices can cause problems has “direct implications” for efforts to tamp down illegal voting, the DHS secretary said. The Department of Homeland Security said it had no comment beyond Mullin’s letter. According to NBC News, Harmeet Dhillon, head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division sent an email to employees asking them to serve among the 1,000 election monitors she wants to have in place for November’s midterms, a person familiar with the matter said. “I’m writing to encourage each of you to sign up and join us in this effort,” Dhillon wrote in bold, saying the Civil Rights Division “has the opportunity and obligation to ensure the upcoming midterm elections are free and fair.” According to NBC, it is not unusual for the division to solicit staff lawyers to serve as monitors, though the number nationwide has never reached 1,000, even in presidential election years. What is unusual is for voter fraud to be on the agenda. CNN has a report about the expanding connection the U.S. Department of Commerce has to election administration. According to the report, in recent months, the department has produced disputed Census Bureau findings on noncitizen voting and pressed the US Postal Service to adopt stringent new mail-ballot rules. Trump allies — including some inside the administration — are pressing Lutnick to use his department’s sweeping authorities over supply chains to ban certain voting machines, arguing that Chinese-made components could leave them vulnerable to hackers. The Department of Justice sent threatening letters to at least 30 top election officials across the country, expanding its efforts to gain access to private voter data and election records. The letters warned states not to destroy any records related to the 2024 election, explaining that their chief election officials “are currently under investigation” and subject to “ongoing litigation.” The notices come amid a barrage of efforts by President Trump and his administration, which have been fruitless so far, to find evidence of widespread voter fraud. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General said it plans ​to conduct an independent review of allegations from a whistleblower ‌who has warned proposed USPS mail-in voting restrictions could result in thousands of legal ballots being discarded.

2026 Elections: New Hampshire and Rhode Island held their primaries this week. On Tuesday, voters in the Granite State headed to the polls for a relatively low-key election. The U.S. Department of Justice did send monitors to Manchester and Nashua. The Nashua City Clerk told News 9 they knew of three locations the monitors have been to. Secretary of State David Scanlan said there have been no issues with the monitors so far. “I mean, we know the monitors are somewhere in Nashua. We know that there are monitors at some polling places in Manchester,” said Scanlan. “We have not bumped into them traveling around, but I have not heard of any issues related to federal monitors.” Manchester Ward 4 Moderator Craig Donais said two federal monitors arrived at McDonough School around 8:40 a.m. and were present for about an hour. They came, sat in the observer section and asked Donais about the process for how the day would go. This summer, a new law signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte removed school-issued IDs from the approved list of identification to register to vote or obtain a ballot in New Hampshire. In Durham, home to the University of New Hampshire, the new policy — which is being challenged in federal court — doesn’t appear to be causing any issues. “It was really easy,” says Nyssa Barrett, a UNH student originally from Manchester who registered to vote in Durham on Tuesday. “I thought it was going to be a lot more complicated.” The Durham town moderator told NHPR that everything is operating smoothly, and that turnout is steady. Bedford Town Moderator Henry Veilleux said there have been no issues in his town this morning with student voters now that New Hampshire no longer accepts student IDs at the polls. “We haven’t yet had to turn anyone away but that is something we’re going to have to deal with,” he tells NHPR. On Wednesday in Rhode Island–yes, Rhode Island held their primary on a Wednesday–following record early voting turnout things got off to a rocky start in the city of Providence where 1 in 7 poll workers either called in sick or failed to show up at all. All polling sites had opened by 8:10 a.m. after workers were reassigned, and promoted to supervisory positions, Miguel Nunez, elections director said. “It’s happened in the past, but this is the worst I’ve seen,” Nunez said of the rate of no-shows. Polls were supposed to open at 7 a.m. Secretary of State Greg Amore said things went smoothly on Wednesday other than the early morning issues in Providence. “We’ll go back and look at that and see if there needs to be an adjustment in the number of poll workers hired and prepared for such a circumstance,” he said. “The good news is those situations were rectified relatively quickly.” U.S. Department of Justice officials monitored the process in Pawtucket with no reports of any issues. 

Democracy Starts Here: Duval County, Florida Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland hosted the grand opening of a new voting history exhibition this week at the newly renovated Elections Center in Jacksonville. The 1,200-square-foot permanent exhibition, titled “Democracy Starts Here: From Ballots to Belonging,” is the first museum of voting history in Duval County. It explores how American democracy is built from the ground up, with local election offices as its foundation. This permanent exhibition honors election officials, poll workers and voters as the unsung stewards of democracy and features more than 50 items, including artifacts and historic images provided courtesy of the Museum of Science and History (MOSH), Jacksonville History Center, Jacksonville Public Library, UNF Special Collections & University Archives, The Florida Times-Union and more. This permanent exhibition honors election officials, poll workers, and voters as the unsung stewards of democracy. 

Podcast News: High Turnout Wide Margins is back for Season Five and on the premier episode hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with former U.S. Election Assistance Commissioner Tom Hicks. On the latest episode of The Democracy Optimist, host Josh Douglas talks to International Book Project Executive Director Rachel Ray about the importance of civic literacy. In this episode of Terms of Engagement, Amanda Carpenter of Protect Democracy joins hosts Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to examine how political corruption undermines democratic institutions and public trust, distorts policymaking, and makes citizens increasingly cynical about the democratic process. On a recent episode of Amending Virginia, Virginia Public Media News’ State Politics Reporter Jahd Khalil covered the Ballot Question 3 referendum — to automatically grant people the right to vote upon leaving felony incarceration.

Sticker News: Congratulations to Ryker Asher, a student at Bush Elementary School in Laurel County, who created the winning design for this year’s Kentucky “I Voted” sticker. The sticker features a smiling sun, rolling Kentucky pasture and a blue outline of the state. “Thanks to Ryker for helping us promote voting and reminding us that any Kentuckian can make a difference,” Secretary of State Michael Adams said in a statement. More than 3,500 ballots were cast during public voting at the Kentucky State Fair from Aug. 20 through Aug. 30. Laurel County will receive “I Voted” stickers featuring Ryker’s winning design from the Secretary of State’s Office. Other county clerks may request the stickers to distribute to voters during the November election. Ryker’s mom, Brandi, said the win came as a shock to them. “He did not believe me,” she told Adams. “He is absolutely shocked!! He is speechless. Thank you, this is just a great honor for him. I am so very proud.” His school is pretty proud, too. “Ryker’s achievement is something our entire school community can celebrate. We are incredibly proud of his creativity, hard work, and willingness to share his talents. It is exciting to see one of our students recognized at the state level,” said Bush Elementary Principal Elizabeth Cupp.

Personnel News: Walfred Solorzano is the new Santa Monica, California city clerk. Amanda Peaden is the new director of elections for Hyde County, North Carolina. 

New Research & Resources

Judicial Recommendations: With the November midterm elections just eight weeks away, the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA School of Law today released A Judicial Guide to Search Warrants Seeking Election Materials The guide includes recommendations for judges who may be asked to approve unprecedented search warrants for ballots, voting machines, or other election materials while an election is still underway. The authors of the report are Professor Richard L. Hasen, the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and Safeguarding Democracy Project director, and Shelby Wayment, staff attorney for the project. They note that “election litigation is hitting record levels in the United States,” and judges should prepare now for the possibility of a law enforcement request for a search warrant during an ongoing election (from the opening day of voting through certification and the expiration of any appeal or recount window). The guide recommends six steps for judges considering a warrant application for election materials:

1. Examine a warrant’s legal basis and probable cause. Federal and state law may bar some seizures outright. Courts should look for specific, credible evidence of willful violations rather than ratifying law enforcement’s conclusions.
2. Consider the timing of a warrant. A warrant sought during an active election,  before officials finalize results and resolve disputes, causes the most disruption and potential harm. Delaying execution until after certification protects a jurisdiction’s ability to name a winner.
3. Give election administrators notice and a chance to be heard. Local officials are experts in administering elections and may have already investigated the conduct alleged in the affidavit or can offer alternatives to a seizure that would still satisfy legitimate law enforcement needs.
4. Modify the warrant to protect the chain of custody. Courts should consider whether copies or reproductions satisfy the government’s purpose while originals stay with election officials. A Georgia court took that approach in a subpoena case, requiring the agency seeking the ballots to pay reproduction costs.
5. Consider other warrant modifications. Courts can narrow the geographic scope, limit the categories of items, stage the search, or permit law enforcement to observe tabulation or a recount instead.
6. Examine post-warrant procedures. If a warrant is issued, judges should expedite hearings on officials’ requests for the return of materials and consider releasing the warrant and supporting evidence publicly.

The Election Chain of Custody Blueprint: This report is a comprehensive, 360° view of election chain of custody as it exists today in law, in practice, and in the public domain. Advance Elections, Verified Voting, and the Election Law Program contributed different areas of expertise to answer the same urgent question: how do election officials protect the vote, and how can safeguarding the chain of custody help build trust in our elections? This is a resource for continuous process improvement, not a scorecard or assessment tool. Election offices vary significantly in scale and capacity. We present recommendations in tiers so that any office, regardless of size or budget, can identify realistic, incremental improvements. Offices should use this guide to reflect on their own procedures, validate current strengths, and implement improvements suited to their specific authority and resources.

Mail Ballot Return Toolkit: This toolkit from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission provides election officials with graphics and sample social media text to help communicate with voters about returning their mailed ballots. These materials build on the text and images available in the 2026 Election Official Social Media Toolkit: 12 downloadable social media graphics in both horizontal and vertical formats; Sample social copy and alt text for each graphic; and Editable Canva and PowerPoint templates that offices can customize. Download the graphics directly or open the Canva templates to add your office’s specific information. Each graphic is paired with sample social copy. Alt text is provided for the default images, but please be sure to update this for any customized images.

Can a public information campaign increase trust in American elections?: Confidence in the conduct and results of American elections has declined and polarized along party lines in recent years. Can a nonpartisan public information campaign featuring election officials enhance trust in elections when delivered to skeptical voters during a contentious political contest? We analyze a preregistered, randomized field experiment conducted during the 2024 US presidential election in which conservative voters were randomly assigned to a control condition or to receive a multimodal messaging campaign designed by political professionals explaining protections on election integrity. In contrast to the large positive effects of informational messages found in recent survey experiments, we observed primarily null effects with respect to turnout (n = 147,488), general confidence in elections (n = 4740 to 4868), and perceptions of the frequency of fraud (n = 4925). We observed one hypothesized effect: an increase in trust in the vote-by-mail process (n = 6438). This study provides rigorous evidence from a real public information campaign on election integrity, yielding effect sizes in the field that are much smaller than those observed in prior survey settings.

Ballot Measures, Legislation & Rulemaking

Brownsburg, Indiana: The Brownsburg Town Council advanced a proposal Aug. 27 that would move the town’s municipal elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered general election years, a change supporters say could save taxpayers money and increase voter participation. The council voted 4-1 on first reading, with Council Member Cindy Hohman voting against it. The ordinance will receive further consideration before becoming final. Under the proposal, Brownsburg’s municipal election cycle would be aligned with even-numbered general elections conducted by the state and county. The change also would align the town’s elections with school board elections. Council Member Travis Tschaenn, who introduced the proposal, said the primary goals are reducing election costs and increasing efficiency by combining the town’s elections with elections already being conducted. “There will no longer be a cost to taxpayers for an election,” Tschaenn said, explaining that Brownsburg currently pays a share of the cost of conducting municipal elections held in odd-numbered years.

North Carolina Rulemaking: A new directive to North Carolina county boards of election puts more ballots in jeopardy of being discarded, though voters will have the chance to fill out another. Absentee ballots that arrive in the wrong envelope, or that arrive unsealed in the correct envelope, will no longer automatically count but will be rejected and new ballots issued, the state Board of Elections decided in a Friday party-line vote. The absentee ballot package comes with two envelopes — an inner envelope for the ballot and an outer envelope to mail it back in.  Mailed ballots that are not sealed in the inner envelope will be discarded and the ballots reissued, according to the new guidelines. Ballots will also be discarded if their inner envelopes have been opened and resealed. The board adopted this new directive for counties on September 4, when the first absentee ballots were being mailed to voters who requested them. The board also revised a directive on in-person delivery of absentee ballots. If a county board has specific, first-hand information that a ballot was hand-delivered by an unauthorized person, the ballot will be discarded and a new ballot issued. 

Legal Updates

U.S. Supreme Court: The Trump administration went to the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday, September 6, asking the justices to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that bars the government from implementing parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the court that Friday’s order by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani “nullif[ies] the Postal Service’s efforts to address the risk that the federal mails will be used to perpetrate voter fraud—a particularly pernicious species of fraud that dilutes the votes of lawful voters, prevents election results from reflecting the will of the American people, and undermines ‘public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process.’” Sunday’s filing was the third time in less than six weeks, and the second time since Thursday, that the Trump administration came to the Supreme Court seeking to clear the way to implement restrictions on mail-in voting. California, joined by a group of 22 states and the District of Columbia, urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge in Boston that prohibits the Trump administration from implementing parts of a U.S. Postal Service rule on mail-in ballots. Ian Fein, California’s deputy solicitor general, told the justices that “USPS’ unprecedented experiment with our Nation’s most cherished franchise—the right to vote—is unlawful.” The 40-page filing was the latest chapter in an ongoing battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to put restrictions on mail-in voting in place before the November elections. Georgia election leaders joined a national coalition Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to freeze new federal Postal Service rules before the upcoming general election. Seven Republicans who are the chief election officials of their states were among dozens of local and state election officials who filed a brief with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, advising justices of the knottiness of implementing the U.S. Postal Service’s rule on mail voting in time for the upcoming election. The signatories of the brief did not take a side on the merits of the rule itself, and instead “suggest only this: that the November 3, 2026 general election be conducted under the rules that were in place when the election’s administration began” — in other words, prior to the USPS rule.

The Trump administration on September 8 asked the Supreme Court to allow it to use a federal citizenship database to help spot invalid voters ahead of the midterm elections. The administration is currently blocked from rolling out the tool, which the administration proposed using as part of a larger effort by President Trump to enact additional screening of voters ahead of November. If the justices allow the administration to proceed, states could use the Department of Homeland Security database to check voter information against federal citizenship and Social Security records. The emergency application to the justices marks the latest in a dizzying series of legal developments in the fight over the Trump administration’s push to upend voting procedures. The administration has also sought permission from the Supreme Court to change mail-in voting rules even as some states begin sending out ballots. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices that the order by U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan “makes it harder to detect ineligible voters, undermining the integrity of federal elections and public confidence in the results of those elections.”The Supreme Court gave the challengers until September 15 to respond to the Trump administration request regarding the citizenship database. The League of Women Voters and the Electronic Privacy Information Center brought a lawsuit in federal court in Washington challenging the changes to the SAVE system. In a ruling on June 22, Sooknanan agreed that the modified system violates federal privacy laws, the Social Security Act, and the federal laws governing administrative agencies, and she barred the government from using the modified system. Sooknanan wrote that “the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote.” Moreover, she continued, “states have partnered with the federal government to access the database and are actively removing United States citizens from voter rolls based on inaccurate information.” A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit turned down the government’s request to put Sooknanan’s order on hold while the appeal moves forward, but it said that the case should be fast-tracked.

Federal Litigation: On September 4 U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states begin sending out mail ballots. The preliminary injunction from Talwani replaces a temporary order she granted blocking the Postal Service’s plan. Talwani, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, pointed to the tight timeline in her ruling. “Plaintiff States are required under state law to mail millions of ballots to voters on a prescribed timeframe. As detailed below, they are unable to pivot this late in the election cycle, nearly guaranteeing significant disenfranchisement for eligible voters,” she wrote. The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The order allows states to voluntarily use the new Postal Service system. To date, not a single state has announced that it will do so. 

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged five individuals in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Jersey with voting-related crimes. The department contends that four noncitizens voted illegally in the 2022 and 2024 elections and charged one U.S. citizen with allegedly participating in his wife’s illegal voting. According to the department, a federal grand jury indicted Thomas Holtzman, 68, and his wife Marisol Guzman, 50, both of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in connection with Guzman, a non-U.S. citizen, allegedly voting in the 2024 election. Guzman was charged with illegal voting, and Holtzman, a U.S. citizen, was charged with one count of making a false statement of citizenship and with aiding and abetting another to make a false statement of citizenship, as well as one count of submitting a false voter registration and with aiding and abetting another to submit a false voter registration. A third Pennsylvania resident, Katya Rodriguez, 30, of Harrisburg, whom the Justice Department said is not a U.S. citizen, was charged with making a false statement of citizenship in order to vote, fraudulent registration, and illegally voting in the 2024 election. In Wisconsin, Jesus Javier Jurado Garcia, 25, was charged with illegally voting in the November 2022 election. According to the department, Garcia is a noncitizen residing in Beloit. Finally, the department also charged Mercedes Alexandra Cardoso, of Union County, New Jersey, for allegedly voting in the June 2024 presidential primary at a time when she was living in the U.S. on a B-2 visa.

California: The UCLA Voting Rights Project sued the Trump administration to block it from using federal databases to allegedly target naturalized citizens who are registered to vote in California. The Project filed the lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that the federal government is interfering with free and fair elections by using unreliable federal records to identify noncitizens who are registered to vote. The VRP claimed that outdated information and inconsistent records could lead the federal government to misidentify naturalized citizens as noncitizens. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security requested that California identify noncitizens who are registered to vote in a July 16 letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, according to the lawsuit. State officials in New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania also received the letter. The plaintiffs are also asking the court to direct Mullin to rescind his letter demanding the reviews. Subsequent social media posts from DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin that threatened to arrest and deport noncitizens on voter rolls prompted the VRP to file the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs, said Matt Barreto, the project’s faculty director. “This created a lot of fear and confusion, and we started hearing from a lot of folks in the community,” said Barreto, a professor in the political science and Chicana/o and Central American studies department.

Colorado: Denver District Judge Adam J. Espinosa ruled that the state’s Libertarian Party can put another secretary of state candidate on November’s ballot after the party’s original candidate dropped out a day after the deadline to replace him. The Libertarian Party of Colorado rushed to name Sean Vadney as their replacement candidate in the days after Alex Astley bowed out. Astley dropped out of the race Aug. 26, 69 days before the election. Election rules require minor party candidates to drop out no later than 70 days ahead of the Nov. 3 election in order to be replaced. Another rule says minor parties have until 64 days before the election to ask for a replacement candidate. The Libertarian Party met that second deadline but its request Monday to put Vadney on the ballot was denied by the Secretary of State’s Office because Astley had missed the other deadline. Both the Libertarians and the Secretary of State’s Office asked a judge to decide whether Vadney could appear on the ballot. spinosa ruled that the party had substantially complied with election rules and found that adding Vadney now would not prevent the Secretary of State’s Office from preparing the ballot. Friday is the deadline for the ballot’s lineup to be finalized.

Delaware: The Delaware Court of Chancery has upheld the state’s permanent absentee voting law, rejecting a constitutional challenge brought by two candidates seeking election to the Delaware State Senate. On September 4 it was determined that Delaware’s permanent absentee voting statute does not violate the Delaware Constitution because it does not expand the circumstances under which a voter may cast an absentee ballot. The lawsuit was brought by state Sen. Gerald Hocker and Steven Washington, both candidates for the Delaware State Senate in the 2026 general election. They challenged Delaware code that allows certain voters to obtain permanent absentee status. Under the law, the Delaware Department of Elections automatically sends absentee ballots to people with permanent absentee status for elections in which they are entitled to vote. Hocker and Washington argued in the complaint that the system effectively gives voters indefinite absentee voting privileges, including in later elections when the reason that originally qualified them to vote absentee may no longer apply. Vice Chancellor Bonnie David rejected that argument, pointing to provisions requiring people with permanent absentee status to notify the Department of Elections when the reason they qualified for absentee voting changes. The department is also required to cancel permanent absentee status when it receives written notice that the qualifying reason is no longer valid.

Hawai’i: The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court found that no candidate was validly nominated in the House District 43 primary after the tie between two Republican candidates was broken by a drawing from a lauhala basket in August. The two candidates will be placed on the general election ballot in November. Candidates for House District 43, Kristen “Kanani” and Sheila Medeiros, both Republicans, tied in the August primary. Medeiros was named representative elect after election officials drew her name from a lauhala basket on Aug. 15. Souza challenged Hawaiʻi Chief Election Officer Scott Nago, Acting Honolulu City Clerk Chadd Kadota and Honolulu Elections Administrator Rex Quidilla and justices ruled in her favor. According to testimony on Wednesday, two District 40, precinct three voters were mistakenly given ballots to vote in District 43, precinct 3 on election day at Kapolei Hale. That created two overages for House District 43-03 and two underages at House District 40-03 in which there was a discrepancy between envelopes received and the ballots counted. In two opinions issued September 4, justices invalidated the House District 43 primary results. Medeiros and Souza will be on the general election ballot under a section identified for “Republican Party Voters Only.” Associate Justice Todd Eddins, joined by Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna, wrote that the “primary is not pau” and the choice returns to the voters. “The right to vote means little if the result cannot be trusted. Here it could not. So the voters will settle it,” the justices wrote.

Indiana: The Indiana Supreme Court is stopping the distribution of election ballots in six counties while it considers legal arguments over the Republican primary recount that determined challenger Paula Copenhaver defeated state Sen. Spencer Deery by a three-vote margin. The court’s order grants a request from Deery’s attorneys that no general election ballots go out while the Indiana Recount Commission’s actions remain under appeal. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on Sept. 10 — a little more than a week before the Sept. 19 deadline in state law for county election offices to have started mailing out absentee ballots. Early in-person voting starts Oct. 6. The order, supported by all five justices, prevents “the issuance, transmission, distribution, or use of general-election ballots for Indiana State Senate District 23 before a decision is issued in this appeal.”

Maryland: A proposed ballot question that could set new standards for the way congressional maps are drawn in Maryland will go to voters in November, the Supreme Court of Maryland ruled. The order from a divided high court overturned two lower courts that had sided with state Republicans who challenged the proposed amendment to the Maryland Constitution. The Thursday evening order came as an end-of-the-day deadline to finalize the ballot for printing approached. The decision was anything but a full-throated victory for legislative Democrats who muscled the bill and a legally faulty question through a two-day special session. Even so, the end result is voters will be asked to weigh in on the proposed change this fall. In an eight-page order written for the majority, Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader agreed with judges in Anne Arundel and Dorchester counties who ruled that the ballot question as written by the Maryland General Assembly “is misleading and therefore violates due process requirements.” In particular, Fader said the majority found fault with the question’s reference to “applicable federal laws” as the criteria for determining congressional boundaries. Despite that, Fader wrote that judges in both cases were wrong to have issued injunctions last week blocking the question. “An available remedy in this case that is appropriately respectful of the General Assembly’s constitutional authority to propose constitutional amendments to the voters of this State is to substitute the purpose paragraph … for the text of the question,” the majority opinion states. In a three-page dissent, Justice Steven B. Gould, writing for himself and Senior Justice Glenn T. Harrell, said he would have affirmed the decisions of both lower courts and issued a scathing rebuke of the ballot question as passed by the Democratic legislative majority.

Michigan: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh declined an application from Americans for Citizen Voting-Michigan seeking to appeal a deadlocked decision by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers that left a citizens-only voting proposal off the November general election ballot due to a lack of valid petition signatures. The decision was posted without a filing or opinion on the court’s docket September 3, the day before the November ballot must be finalized. Later that evening, the Michigan Supreme Court also declined to take up the case on an expedited basis, ruling that Americans for Citizen voting were not entitled to mandamus relief — or rather, a ruling that would have compelled the Board of State Canvassers to approve the petition. Sponsors of the ballot measure filed the application to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, requesting an emergency injunction from the nation’s highest court. They argued that the due process rights of Michiganders who signed the petition were violated when the Board of State Canvassers determined that affidavits validating nine rejected signatures were submitted too late and as such could not be used to validate those signatures, which would have put the petition over the required threshold.  However, in the state’s response to the application, filed on Wednesday, lawyers argued that the relief requested by the sponsors — an injunction that would force the state to place the referendum on the November general election ballot — would be granting the applicants “all the relief they could ever recover for their claims.” The state argued that the application does “little to justify such an unusual request, other than to repeat the number of signatures they gathered—without acknowledging or contending with the high number of signatures that were found to be invalid.”

Minnesota: Whether Oak Grove can reject electronic voter books and return to paper rosters for the upcoming election came before the Minnesota Supreme Court this week. At issue is whether individual municipalities like Oak Grove retain statutory authority to choose their poll book formats for statewide elections, or whether county and state attempts at electronic uniformity override local decisions. Oak Grove contends that, because cities bear the primary responsibility for operating polling places in their precincts, they hold final say over voter roster formats, while state and county officials argue authority goes to the county auditor for federal, state and countywide elections. “For city elections where voters are drawn from a single city, then Oak Grove is right,” Assistant Anoka County Attorney Jason Stover said. “In a statewide election, where voters are drawn from the entire county, it’s the county head elections official who makes those decisions.” The justices struggled to see where the Legislature identified that. “Why wouldn’t the Legislature have made it more clear that the head election official and the person who got to make the call in statewide federal elections was the county auditor?” Justice Theodora Gaïtas asked, to which state officials only said the statute’s structure implies it. The justices noted the case’s urgency as the general election nears, saying the court would issue a ruling as quickly as possible.

Missouri: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh blocked Missouri from using a new congressional map, intended to give Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, in the November elections. In a brief order sent to reporters on September 8, Kavanaugh – who handles emergency appeals from the 8th Circuit, which includes Missouri – turned down a request from the state’s top election official to pause a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court that bars the state from deploying the new map. Although the order came on the Supreme Court’s interim docket, the court’s ruling likely settles the issue of the maps for the 2026 election, restoring the map that the state adopted in 2022 in the wake of the 2020 census. In December 2025, opponents of the state’s new map submitted more than 300,000 signatures in support of a petition to put a statewide referendum on the new maps on the ballot in the November 2026 elections. The state’s top election official, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, rejected the petition on Aug. 4, 2026, the last day on which he could make that determination as well as the day of the state’s primary election. In Hoskins’ view, Missouri’s constitution “does not authorize a referendum on congressional redistricting plans passed by the General Assembly.” Just a few hours later plaintiffs filed a lawsuit, asking a state court to reverse Hoskins’ decision and bar Missouri from using the new map. In a unanimous ruling on Sept. 3, the Missouri Supreme Court granted the request. The state supreme court wrote that “the plain language of … the Missouri Constitution authorizes a referendum as to ‘any act of the general assembly’ and no exception applies.” Because the referendum petition “was legal, sufficient, and timely,” the court concluded, the new map was never in effect and will not go into effect “unless and until approved by the voters at the November 2026 general election.” The state supreme court deemed “wholly unpersuasive” Hoskins’ argument that, if the state cannot use the new map, it will lead to “confusion, expense, and practical difficulties.” “[T]hese arguments are particularly misplaced given the secretary’s delay created” the problems about which he is now complaining, the court wrote. Hoskins came to the Supreme Court on September 4, where he told the justices that “[a] federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri” and that the state was “genuinely unsure whether it can switch its governing congressional map in time to run a timely federal election.” He argued that the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling violates the U.S. Constitution in several ways. Among other things, he contended, it runs afoul of the elections clause, which in his view gives state legislatures – rather than the voters who sign a petition – the power to prescribe the “Times, Places, and Manner” of federal elections. The Supreme Court, he wrote, “has never held that just 3.3% of a State’s voters can unilaterally suspend a disfavored congressional map by submitting a referendum petition.” Just one day after Justice Kavanaugh left in place the Missouri Supreme Court opponents of that map returned to the Supreme Court. In a 25-page filing on September 9, Richard von Glahn and a group known as People Not Politicians asked the court to block a subsequent ruling by a federal judge that would require the state to use the new map. Abha Khanna, the lawyer representing the opponents of the map, told the justices that the order by Chief U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark “has been in place for mere hours, but the chaos it guarantees has already taken root.”

Nebraska: The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the city of Lincoln must place three proposed charter amendments that aim to make changes to city elections on the 2026 general election ballot. In an opinion released September 9, the Nebraska Supreme Court granted Attorney General Mike Hilgers’s petition and issued a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring the city to place the three charter amendments on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot. The Nebraska Supreme Court stated that the city of Lincoln does not have the authority to apply local administrative rules and procedures to delay placing a certified petition on the ballot of the next general election. Justices also defined “next general election,” saying that the next statewide general election meant November 2026 rather than the next city general election in May 2027 because the statewide election is the next regular, automatically recurring election. City Attorney Yohance Christie issued a statement, saying, “The Nebraska Supreme Court has spoken, and we will comply with their order. We are disappointed that the review and approval timeline has been shortened due to alleged fraud in the Good Government ballot initiative process.”

Oregon: U.S. District Judge Michael Simon has denied a request from supporters of a Portland police staffing initiative to mandate a full recount of signatures gathered for their petition, rebuffing their last-ditch effort to appear on November ballots. Simon wrote flatly in his opinion that there was “no likelihood of success on the merits or even serious questions going to the merits,” and denied the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction. Chief petitioners Bob Simril and Juanita Swartwood filed the complaint late last month, joined by two other supporters. They alleged that the signature verification process for the petition, as performed by city of Portland and Multnomah County elections staff, was “arbitrary and standardless,” “riddled with errors and inconsistencies.” “Oregon’s rules specify when a circulator’s certification may be considered complete and sufficient,” Simon continued. “The rules do not provide an exception or ‘catch-all’ allowance, separate from the signature matching and date requirements. Put differently, Oregon’s laws and rules do not allow the City to exercise discretion to consider other evidence or indicia of validity not expressly permitted.” “The City and County also consulted the Secretary of State’s Office about how to best correct this error,” Simon wrote. “Following the consensus reached by the City, County, and Secretary of State’s Office, the proposed correction was presented to the Chief Petitioners, who voiced no objection. The correction was implemented, and that ended the matter.”

Opinions This Week

National Opinions: Poll workers | Vote by mail, II| Federal interference, II, III | Election deniers | U.S. Postal Service, II | Early voting | Election rumors | SAVE Act | Election administration | U.S. Supreme Court |

Alaska: Ranked choice voting, II, III |

California: Federal interference | Vote by mail |

Colorado: Election judges |

Hawai’i: Vote by mail | Ranked choice voting |

Indiana: U.S. Postal Service |

Massachusetts: Poll workers |  

Nevada: Federal interference |

New Hampshire: Election security |

North Carolina: Rowan County |

Ohio: Vote by mail | Voter ID |

Pennsylvania: Plan to vote | Drop boxes | York County | Federal interference |

Rhode Island: Ex-felon voting rights |

Texas: Vote by mail | Tarrant County, II | Voter fraud myth | Voter registration |

West Virginia: Voter registration |

Wyoming: Federal interference | Poll workers |

Upcoming Events

Looming Voting Issues Facing the 2026 Midterm Election: The Carter Center and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University will host a webinar discussing bipartisan solutions to strengthen electoral credibility in advance of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. The webinar, “Looming Voting Issues Facing the 2026 Midterm Election” will examine the legal, political and practical implications of proposed changes to federal election administrations that could impact the November midterm elections. The event is free and open to the public, register by visiting the event page. Speakers include David Becker, executive director and founder at the Center for Election Innovation & Research; Stephen Richer, legal fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies; Mark P. Jones, fellow in Political Science at the Baker Institute and professor in the Department of Political Science at Rice; and Avery Davis-Roberts, director of the Democracy Program at The Carter Center. When: September 14, 11am Eastern. Where: Online. 

Will the midterms happen? Your election questions, answered, Part 2: Will the 2026 midterms happen? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Elections happen because thousands of local officials follow state and local laws requiring them to happen — and history shows they’ve done so before, even under immense pressure. The greater danger isn’t no election, but one that’s chaotic, unfairly challenged, or deliberately cast as illegitimate after the fact. Got more questions about the midterms? Submit them to Votebeat reporters with your RSVP, and they’ll give you the long answer live. Votebeat is a nonprofit newsroom specialized in explaining how elections work. Each of our reporters and editors spend every day covering voting rules, election administration, misinformation, election lawsuits, local officials, and the systems that determine how ballots are cast and counted. Ask them anything! When: September 15, 1pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

National Voter Registration Day: First observed in 2012, over 5 million voters have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day to date. As many as 1 in 5 eligible Americans are not registered to vote. Help us change that by joining the country’s largest single-day voter registration drive and organizing a registration event in your community! When: September 15. 

Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?: The Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA promotes research, collaboration, and advocacy under the leadership of UCLA Law Professor Richard L. Hasen; one of the nation’s leading election scholars. The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice. Our events this semester are focused on the 2026 midterm elections. Speakers: David Folkenflik, NPR; Carrie Levine, Votebeat, and Shannon McGregor, University of North Carolina. When: September 22, 3:15pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

2026 WACO Conference: The Wyoming Association of County Officers-County Clerks will hold its annual conference from September 22-24 in Laramie. 

When Something Happens: The Center for Civic Design is excited to introduce When Something Happens, a nonpartisan voter messaging toolkit designed to assist you in critical moments. When Something Happens is built on our expertise in design communications. The toolkit includes customizable, nonpartisan social media messages to help you communicate with your voters in the moments after something happens. We’d love to show you how the toolkit can assist you in those critical moments. Join us for a webinar to see how you can leverage the toolkit to communicate to your voters. When: September 24, 1pm Eastern. Where: Online

2026 MACO Annual Conference: The Montana Association of Counties will hold its annual conference from September 27-30 in Helena. 

National Voter Education Week: Voters should have the information they need to cast their ballots with confidence. That’s where National Voter Education Week comes in. Help voters find their polling location, understand their ballot, and make a plan to vote by joining our week-long campaign. When: October 5-9. 

What Can Go Wrong (and What Can Go Right) with November’s Midterm Elections?: The Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA promotes research, collaboration, and advocacy under the leadership of UCLA Law Professor Richard L. Hasen; one of the nation’s leading election scholars. The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice. Our events this semester are focused on the 2026 midterm elections. Speakers: Jonathan Diaz, Campaign Legal Center; Matt Germer, R Street Institute; and Justin Leavitt, Loyola Law School. When: October 13, 3:15pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

Election Hero Day: Election Hero Day is a nonpartisan, national celebration recognizing the tremendous contributions that election officials, their staff, and poll workers make to ensure a safe, secure voting experience for all Americans. Taking place on October 20, 2026, nonprofits, business leaders, brands, public officials, and more will unite to honor the election heroes in our communities.  With your support, Election Hero Day will help boost election official morale ahead of Election Day and send a clear message to the public that we support our friends and neighbors who play such a vital role in preserving our democracy. When: October 20. 

Vote Early Day: When Americans vote early, they ensure last-minute problems, long lines at the polls, confusing election laws, or voter disinformation cannot prevent us from casting our ballot. Vote Early Day is a tentpole moment for partners nationwide to engage with voters and empower them with the tools to cast their ballots early. When: October 27. 

Assessing the Fairness and Integrity of the November Elections: The Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA promotes research, collaboration, and advocacy under the leadership of UCLA Law Professor Richard L. Hasen; one of the nation’s leading election scholars. The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice. Our events this semester are focused on the 2026 midterm elections. Speakers: Bill Gates, Arizona State University; Guy-Uriel E. Charles, Harvard Law School; Charles Stewart, MEDSL; Susan Stokes, University of Chicago and Tammy Patrick, Election Center. When: November 16, 3:15pm Eastern. Where: Online. 

2026 Elections Summit: In a time of rapid change and evolving challenges to our electoral processes, collective reflection and forward-looking strategy are more important than ever. Bipartisan Policy Center’s 2026 Elections Summit will convene a diverse group of election practitioners, policymakers, and thought leaders to debrief the November election and chart a course forward for U.S. election administration. Be part of a defining moment for democracy as we gather in Washington, DC, to shape its future together. When: December 7, 9am to 4pm Eastern. Where: Washington, DC.

Job Postings This Week

electionlineWeekly publishes election administration job postings each week as a free service to our readers. To have your job listed in the newsletter, please send a copy of the job description, including a web link to mmoretti@electionline.org.  Job postings must be received by 5pm on Wednesday in order to appear in the Thursday newsletter. Listings will run for three weeks or till the deadline listed in the posting.

Account Executive, VotingWorks– We are looking for a trusted sales leader who understands that election administrators don’t buy voting machines, they buy trust, both in the equipment and in the vendor. All 83 of Michigan’s counties will soon open at once, and we are in the running for the state RFP enabling us to sell our voting machines. Incumbents will have to re-earn their contracts, and we’ll be competing on equal footing for the first time. This opportunity is time bound. Trust matters deeply in this market. Your job is to build relationships and earn credibility quickly with state and local election officials. You will own the full Michigan territory. You’re responsible for the entire sales process: building pipeline, running demos, navigating procurement, and closing deals. We want sustainable sales contracts that are technically sound, politically supported, and set up for a clean handoff to Customer Success. For your first demos, you’ll be paired with our Executive Director and our Head of Customer Success to learn the messaging and the product. Once you take on demos on your own, you should still know when to bring in executive support and when to handle things yourself. This is a competitive market with a real window of opportunity. If you want to sell something that actually matters to Democracy, and you’re energized by moving fast when the timing is right, we’d like to meet you. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist, King County, Washington– This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the election process! The Department of Elections is searching for energetic and resourceful professionals who like to “get stuff done”. The Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist position in the Elections Department combines an exciting, fast paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills. The ideal candidate will thrive in an innovative and fast-paced environment and will not hesitate to roll up both sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. We are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative professional to support payroll, finance, and human resources operations. The Accounts Payable & Payroll Specialist supports the department’s mission by processing vendor payments and payroll, maintaining accurate financial and employee records, supporting audits and reporting, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. Work is performed under limited supervision and requires independent judgment. This position reports directly to the Administrative Services Manager and works closely with both the Finance Administrator I and the Human Resource Analyst. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, values accuracy and confidentiality, and enjoys delivering exceptional customer service to employees and partners throughout the organization. Salary: $32.44 – $41.25 Hourly. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Administrative Specialist III (Ballot Collection Lead), King County, Washington– The Department of Elections is searching for an energetic and resourceful professional who likes to “get stuff done”. The Ballot Collection Lead position in the Elections Services Division combines an exciting, fast-paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills. The ideal candidate will thrive in an innovative, fast-paced environment and will not hesitate to roll up both sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. Under the direction of the Ballot Collection & Logistics Supervisor, this position will support and lead the critical behind-the-scenes operations that keep King County’s nearly 100 ballot drop box locations running smoothly. From coordinating ballot collection teams and training temporary staff, to supporting fleet and warehouse logistics, you will help ensure every ballot is collected securely, efficiently, and on schedule. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual with strong communication skills, experience overseeing diverse workgroups, and a demonstrated ability to manage data, adapt to rapidly changing priorities, and problem-solve in a fast-paced environment. Candidates with experience in logistics, warehouse/receiving, training, data tracking, and customer service will thrive in this position. This position will lead processes, projects, and people which includes leading, coaching, mentoring, and training temporary and regular staff. Leads may also provide assistance and/or participate in long-term cross-training in multiple work areas to meet organizational agile efforts. Salary: $32.44 – $41.25 Hourly. Deadline: September 14. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Administrative Specialist II (Elections Specialist), King County, Washington– This position will be filled as a Term-Limited Temporary position or Special Duty Assignment for current King County employees who have passed their initial probationary period. It is anticipated to last until August 2029. The Department of Elections – is searching for energetic and resourceful professionals who like to “get stuff done”. The Administrative Specialist II positions in the Election Services Division combine an exciting, fast-paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills. The ideal candidate will have a desire to help ensure the democratic process through public service. They will thrive in an innovative environment and will not hesitate to roll up both sleeves, work hard, have fun, and get the job done. King County Elections (KCE) manages voter registrations and elections for more than 1.4 million voters in King County, one of the largest vote-by-mail counties in the United States. KCE’s mission is to conduct accessible, secure, and accurate elections. As a leader in providing inclusive elections, KCE is focused on core values of accuracy, equity, integrity, service, teamwork, and transparency. The team at KCE is committed to ensuring all King County voters can get registered, cast their ballot, and make their voices heard. Salary: $29.46 – $37.47 Hourly. Deadline: September 16. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Assistant Director for Elections Technology, Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office– Serves as the Division of Elections’ technology manager and advisor, who works in coordination with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s IT Division and is responsible for statewide election technology strategy, cybersecurity, state voter registration data, election reporting systems, business continuity planning, technology procurement, and oversight of election technology support provided to Tennessee’s 95 county election commissions. This position coordinates technology projects, monitors system performance, supports election security efforts, and serves as a liaison between the Division of Elections, state IT personnel, county election officials, and technology vendors. The position helps ensure election technology systems remain secure, dependable, and compliant with applicable state and federal requirements. The Assistant Director supervises two employees. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Assistant Executive Director, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners–This full-time exempt position reports directly to the Board’s Executive Director and is responsible for overseeing the Board’s daily administrative operations, including Human Resources, Finance, and Purchasing. Working closely with the Executive Director, the Assistant Executive Director will also oversee general office functions, including but not limited to the mailroom, the copy room, and receptionists. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Direct supervision of the human resources, finance and procurement functions of the Board. Assess Board policies and develop business strategies to ensure coordination across the various administrative functions in the Board’s downtown and warehouse offices. Monitor performance and provide feedback to senior administrative management, including teaching, supporting and modeling logistics in line with Board policies and procedures. Advise the Executive Director on matters impacting administrative operations. Participate in Board of Election Commissioners meetings, providing updates on current and long-term projects impacting the administration of the Board. Oversee Board financial matters, ensuring best practices for procurement, contracts, grants, and staffing. Direct supervision of ADA and Communication staff. Attend external meetings at the request of the Executive Director, including City/County budget hearings, civic events, intergovernmental matters, conferences, etc. Oversee the operation and selection of staffing of Election Central for Election Day support. Execute other duties as directed by the Executive Director. Salary: $144,000 – 154,000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Customer Support Center Consultant Level 1, Hart InterCivic– The Customer Support Center Consultant Level 1 (CSC 1) provides Tier 1–2 support for Hart InterCivic products, helping customers troubleshoot issues and keep election operations running smoothly. The CSC I’s primary responsibilities are to: Resolve and route customer issues via phone, email, and remote tools; Document cases in the CRM and communicate status through resolution; and Use product documentation to deliver clear, customer-friendly solutions. This role researches and resolves issues, supports hardware/software configuration and deployment, and provides training or on-site support as needed. It also documents processes and partners with other departments to improve service delivery. This position follows the Proprietary Information and Intellectual Property Agreement and is responsible for protecting company information, including when working off-site or outside normal hours. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Cybersecurity Assessor (Election Security), Apollo Information Systems: The Technical Assessor conducts in-depth technical and program-level cybersecurity assessments of client environments, identifying risk, measuring control maturity, and producing clear, actionable guidance that advances each client’s security posture. This is an experienced assessor role: the individual independently leads assessments end to end, evaluates complex environments against multiple frameworks, and is a trusted voice in front of both technical teams and executives. The assessor also helps mature Apollo’s assessment method. Salary: $80K – $120K. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Deputy Elections Administrator, Tarrant County, Texas – The Deputy Elections Administrator is responsible for assisting with and overseeing the daily operations of the Elections Administration Department, including coordination of Voter Registrar duties and all election management activities for Tarrant County. This position provides executive-level operational and tactical leadership and exercises full authority in the absence of the Elections Administrator. Responsibilities include managing personnel, directing election logistics, ensuring legal compliance, overseeing technology and equipment deployment, coordinating poll worker operations, and maintaining the integrity and security of all election processes. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Election Worker – Office Assistant (Extra Help, Seasonal), San Mateo County, California– The Elections Division is an exciting, fast-paced environment, especially as elections approach. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a group of dynamic, well-organized, and highly efficient individuals committed to the democratic process. The San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division is seeking full-time, seasonal Election Worker – Office Assistants to assist in the upcoming November 3, 2026, Statewide General Election. This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in the election process! We are currently seeking dedicated, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals for temporary, full-time positions to be hired into one of the following areas: Ballot retrieval, vote by mail, voter registration/clerical support, voter helpdesk support, supplies, field techs/warehouse.  This is an extra-help, at-will assignment, paid on an hourly basis. Extra-help hours are dependent on the business needs of the department and therefore work hours may vary from week to week. Extra-help employees shall not exceed 1,040 hours of work per fiscal year. Some extra help positions are eligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Extra-help employees are not guaranteed permanent status at the end of the assignment. Salary: $24.91/hour. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Elections Data and Analytics Manager, Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office – Responsible for statewide election data governance, voter registration data integrity, business intelligence, reporting, analytics, data integration, and performance measurement. This position serves as the Division’s subject matter expert on election data and ensures accuracy, security, compliance, and accessibility of election information. This position assists ballot review and approval, producing and analyzing election-related state and federal reports, maintaining and assisting in updating elections mobile app. Assist in planning and coordinating the computer functions and responsibilities for the Elections Division which includes, but is not limited to: data processing, integrating the statewide voter registration system with county voter registration systems, improve election reporting capabilities; analyzing and resolving technical software issues (25%) for the Division of Elections and 95 county election commission offices, which includes, but is not limited to cybersecurity practices, and performing other duties as assigned. Salary: Commensurate with experience and State of Tennessee benefits package. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

Executive Director, Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center– The Ranked Choice Voting Resource Center is a national, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to making ranked choice voting elections successful. We provide research, education, technical tools, and practical support to election administrators, policymakers, advocates, media, and the public. We currently support our partners across the country with a remote, distributed team of seven full-time staff members and a $1M annual budget. The incoming Executive Director will lead the Center’s next phase of growth — expanding our team and revenue base while maintaining the credible, high-caliber service that has earned the trust of partners nationwide. In the process, you’ll help shape the delivery and public perception of election innovation in the United States. Salary: $140,000 – $175,000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

GIS Specialist, Palm Beach County, Florida– Help power accurate, well-run elections through smart mapping and rock-solid data. As a GIS Specialist II with the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, you’ll own core geospatial datasets, turn complex information into clear maps and insights, and improve the workflows teams rely on to plan and execute election operations. Your work helps ensure precinct, polling place, and district data is accurate and easy to use—supporting operational readiness, transparency, and timely decision-making. You’ll maintain and enhance GIS databases, produce print and web-ready map products, perform quality control and spatial analysis, and keep GIS synchronized with the Voter Registration System. You’ll collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams, document standards and changes, and provide training and troubleshooting support. Salary: $72,800 to $87,000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

IT Assistant Manager, Palm Beach County, Florida–The Assistant IT Manager plays a vital and supportive role in ensuring the smooth operation of the IT department, aligning both the technical infrastructure and the team with the organization’s goals. This position involves collaborating closely with the Election Technology Director to oversee the implementation of technology solutions that meet the organization’s needs. The Assistant IT Manager helps maintain an efficient and effective IT environment. The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office is committed to hiring talented individuals with diverse experiences that will enhance the services we provide to the residents of Palm Beach County. We are always looking for dedicated individuals who do all things with Integrity and Accountability, who excel in Customer Service, and believe in Transparent, Secure Democracy. At the Supervisor of Elections Office, we strive to help our employees find passion and purpose. Join us in being the best place to vote. Salary: $85000 to $125000. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here. 

State Program Manager, Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office: The State of Connecticut, Secretary of State (SOTS) is recruiting for a State Program Manager. The ideal candidate for this position thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to delivering exceptional administrative and fiscal support in service of the agency’s mission. Through the dedication of knowledgeable staff and advanced technology, the Office of the Secretary of the State works as a team to provide a wide range of services for the people and businesses of Connecticut.  We are a repository of records for the State and provide important information and resources regarding business and commercial filings, elections, and authentication as prescribed by the constitution, and federal and state laws.  We seek to bolster business development opportunities, and foster a more inclusive political process by educating, informing and engaging communities in youth and civic preparation. The Legislation and Elections Administration Division (LEAD) administers, interprets and implements all state and federal laws pertaining to elections, primaries, nominating procedures, and the acquisition and exercise of voting rights.  The Division encourages and monitors the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act and other voter registration efforts in Connecticut.  In addition, the Division is the official keeper of all acts, orders, grants and resolutions of the General Assembly, receives and maintains legislation, regulations and a wide range of other public documents as required by statute, and administers Connecticut’s notary public program. Deadline: September 18. Application: For the complete job listing and to apply, click here.

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