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  • ESRA 2024 Conference
    Date: May 16, 2024
    to May 17, 2024
    Location: Los Angeles, CA
    Category: Conference

    The 8th Annual Summer Conference on Election Science, Reform, and Administration (ESRA) will be held in person from May 16-17, 2024 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.
    Call for Proposals

    The 2024 conference Call for Proposals is now open through February 16! Learn more about this year’s conference and submit your proposal here.
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    Registration to attend the 2024 conference has not yet opened. To hear the news first when it does, please sign up to join our mailing list below.

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  • Administering Elections in 2024: Lessons from Pennsylvania
    Date: April 23, 2024
    Location: Online
    Category: Panel Discussion

    The Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) and the Committee of Seventy are co-hosting a webinar on the progress being made in Pennsylvania’s election administration and the Committee of Seventy’s priorities for future reforms. Pennsylvania is in many ways a bellwether for the country as a whole, so the discussion will include issues facing election administrators across the nation. CEIR is a nonpartisan nonprofit that works with election officials at the state and local level from around the country and from both sides of the aisle. The Committee of Seventy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has promoted, supported and facilitated government ethics and election integrity for more than a century. Speakers David Becker, Executive Director of CEIR, and Lauren Cristella, President and CEO of the Committee of Seventy, will also answer questions from the audience.

    Time: 12pm Eastern

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  • Elections in the Age of AI
    Date: April 24, 2024
    Location: Washington, DC and Online
    Category: Panel Discussion

    The 2024 election cycle is coinciding with the wide and growing accessibility of sophisticated AI technology, creating an inflection point that will test the resilience of democratic structures and tech companies’ ability to scale AI tools safely and responsibly. Current media coverage of AI’s impact on elections tends to reside in the extreme. Headlines depict apocalyptic hypotheticals in which AI will threaten election security, flood the zone with inaccurate election information, and sway the will of voters. Yet, just one and a half years since ChatGPT was first released to the public and with just over six months before the presidential election, we must be realistic about the probable threats and appropriate responses—as well as opportunities—that AI presents for the U.S. election ecosystem.

    Join us for an expert discussion on Wednesday, April 24, to better understand what the widespread availability of AI might mean for voters, campaigns, and election officials this year.

    When: 8pm Eastern

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  • The High Cost of Public Service
    Date: April 30, 2024
    Location: Online
    Category: Panel Discussion

    Threats are part of the disturbing new reality of American politics. While abuse directed at federal officeholders grabs the headlines, a new Brennan Center report reveals that intimidation aimed at state and local officials is distressingly common: 43 percent of state legislators, for example, have experienced threats within the past three years. In addition to menacing public servants and their families, these threats have serious repercussions for representative democracy. Officeholders report being less willing to work on contentious issues like reproductive rights and gun control and more reluctant to continue serving. Additionally, intimidation is often targeted at groups already underrepresented in government, such as women and people of color. Panelists Gowri Ramachandran, deputy director of the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program, Florida State Rep. Anna Eskamani, and former Nevada State Assemblymember Tom Roberts will be joined by moderator Deirdre Walsh of NPR. New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who herself has experienced threats of violence, will also deliver remarks.

    When: 3pm Eastern

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  • Focus on the Voters
    Date: May 10, 2024
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    It’s full steam ahead to 2024’s general election. What are lawmakers and election administrators thinking about now to prepare? Find out in this four-part series, hosted  by the National Conference of State Legislatures in partnership with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. We’ll focus on the elections workforce; counting and recounts and more post-voting work; the voters’ perspectives and voter confidence.  Who are the most important people in an election? The voters. In the third installment of NCSL’s four-part webinar series on election administration, U.S. Election Assistance Commissioner Tom Hicks will address questions voters often ask and how states “get out the information” to voters. He’ll cover how states ensure the right to vote for people with disabilities and citizens living abroad (military and otherwise).

    2pm Eastern

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  • Voter Confidence: What Can Move the Needle
    Date: June 14, 2024
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    It’s full steam ahead to 2024’s general election. What are lawmakers and election administrators thinking about now to prepare? Find out in this four-part series, hosted  by the National Conference of State Legislatures in partnership with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. We’ll focus on the elections workforce; counting and recounts and more post-voting work; the voters’ perspectives and voter confidence.  Voter confidence is top of mind for elections stakeholders this cycle. In the final part of NCSL’s spring webinar series, U.S. Election Assistance Commissioner Christy McCormick will delve into state policies that can increase voter confidence. Perfecting processes and procedures comes first: clarifying all policies before the first vote is cast; cleaning voter lists; adopting strong chain-of-custody procedures for ballots and equipment; updating emergency plans; using pre- and post-election audits; and more. The next job is to ensure all that good technical work is transparent and communicated well to voters and the public.

    2pm Eastern

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  • Disinformation, Elections & Democracy
    Date: May 1, 2024
    Location: Online
    Category: Workshop

    Election Day 2024 will be one of the most consequential in U.S. history, and disinformation campaigns loom large in influencing millions of Americans on what’s really at stake when they head to polls this fall. Journalists across the country must be prepared with the skills to pre- and debunk conspiracy theories, misinformation, and more — well before Nov. 5. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for a practical look at current tactics used by disinformation specialists to disrupt the 2024 election and what journalists can do to counter them. This virtual session, will empower journalists with the tools to challenge election-specific disinformation and lies with tact and authority while respecting audiences who may be vulnerable to such campaigns.Participants will learn: The most prevalent current election disinformation tactics: What they are and how to counter them; How election administration and other public officials are addressing disinformation tactics with the public; How news organizations have found success in halting the spread of lies; and How to talk about disinformation in ways that instill trust among communities traditionally underserved by mainstream media Confirmed speakers include: Tina Barton, senior elections expert, Committee for Safe and Secure Elections; Yael Eisenstat, senior fellow at Cybersecurity for Democracy and PEN America consultant; Christine Fernando, democracy reporter, Associated Press; Sheera Frenkel, technology reporter for the New York Times; and Chad Lorenz, editor-in-chief, VoteBeat. This program is part of the Institute’s four-part training series focused on ethics in the age of disinformation. The series, produced in part with funding from the Inasmuch Foundation, is designed to provide tools and best practices to support ethical, trustworthy journalism.

    When: 11:30am Eastern

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  • Election Center Special Workshop
    Date: April 24, 2024
    to April 26, 2024
    Location: Portland, OR
    Category: Workshop

    The Election Center will hold a Special Workshop in Portland, Oregon with a focus on state trainings, certifications and conferences. Covered topics will include AI and election management, training new employees,  working with interns, volunteers and law students, executive staffing and working with the Legislature. There will also be presentations by the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission and CISA. The workshops will kick off with a tour of the Multnomah County elections office.

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  • The Misinformation and Disinformation Idea-thon
    Date: April 20, 2024
    Location: Fairfax, VA
    Category: Workshop

    Help Solve a Major Societal Problem—Bring Your Ideas to Fight Misinformation and Disinformation Misinformation and disinformation pose a significant threat to democracy. They are spread by authoritarian state actors and malign non-state actors bent on undermining and damaging free and liberty-loving republics. Unfortunately, most solutions come internally from social media platforms or rest with governments to devise. A new grassroots strategy is needed: bottom-up rather than top-down. That is why R Street Institute and George Mason University are holding an Idea-thon to address the problem and find new solutions. Teams will form to attack misinformation and disinformation from four tracks: government, business/technology, nonprofit, and education. Winning teams will receive prizes. Examples of work products include new legislation and regulations, a business plan for a tech start-up, a mobile app, an academic course, or a new nonprofit. Be creative! Software developers are needed, but no computer science skills are necessary to participate. Just bring your best ideas for combating misinformation and disinformation

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April 18, 2024

Federal Work Study funds eligible for variety of elections-related activities
Coalition of organizations create toolkit to help

Federal Work Study funding for community service has always been permitted for use with community groups and local governmental agencies, but until recently there wasn’t much guidance as to whether this was also true for voter engagement work.

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter reminding institutions of higher education of their obligation under the Higher Education Act to “make a good faith effort” to distribute voter registration forms to their students. 

The letter also stated that “If a student is employed directly by a postsecondary institution, the institution may compensate a student for Federal Work-Study employment involving voter registration activities that take place on or off-campus.” 

In an additional “Dear Colleague” letter issued in February of 2024, the Department clarified that higher education institutions can partner with local or state elections offices to place FWS student workers in positions that support nonpartisan and non-political activities such as broad-based get-out-the-vote activities, voter registration, providing voter assistance at a polling place or through a voter hotline, or serving as a poll worker.

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