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Want to find a time to connect with peers in your jurisdiction, your state, or across the country? Check out these events to find one right for you. Not all events listed are open to the public, some events are included to provide notice to potential speakers or those who want to connect with organizers.

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  • EAC Technical Guidelines Development Committee Virtual Meeting
    Date: July 2, 2025
    Location: Online
    Category: Virtual Meeting

    The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. During the meeting, EAC staff and TGDC members will discuss the draft of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.1 and the Executive Order to Protect the Integrity of American Elections.

    The TGDC is composed of 14 members who are jointly appointed by the EAC and the National Institute of Standards and Technology

    (NIST). The committee, which the director of NIST chairs, was established to assist the EAC in developing VVSG in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

    The EAC will only accept written comments from members of the public prior to the meeting. For those wishing to submit comments to the EAC, please refer to the Federal Register for instructions on how to do so. Comments are due by June 27, 2025.

    Time: 1pm to 4pm Eastern

     

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  • "Bolstering Funding and Practices for Resilient Elections" Virtual Launch Event
    Date: June 18, 2025
    Location: Online
    Category: Virtual Events

    Join the Dole Institute and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate for the launch of the landmark report created through the Bolstering Elections Initiative, “Bolstering Funding and Practices for Resilient Elections: Sustainable Funding and Models of Success at the State and Local Level.”

    Moderated by former election administrator and senior advisor to the Bolstering Elections Initiative Tammy Patrick, this virtual event will feature insights and analysis from some of the researchers, practitioners, and experts who contributed to this report. Additional panelists forthcoming.

    Support for this project was provided by the Election Trust Initiative. This event was made possible through funding from Democracy Fund.

    Time: 12pm Eastern

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  • National Conference of State Legislatures Summit
    Date: August 4, 2025
    to August 6, 2025
    Location: Boston, MA
    Category: Summit

    NCSL is bringing the Legislative Summit back to Boston! Join us Aug. 4-6 to connect with legislators and staff from across the nation at an event jam-packed with great speakers, eye-opening policy sessions and after-hours experiences at some of Boston’s coolest venues. Help NCSL celebrate its 50th anniversary in style.

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  • 2025 EAC Data Summit: Election Administration by the Numbers
    Date: July 9, 2025
    Location: Online and Boston
    Category: Summit

    On July 9, join the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for the “2025 EAC Data Summit: Election Administration by the Numbers” at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. This event will be held in person and livestreamed on EAC’s YouTube Channel

    During the meeting, election officials, academics, and other key stakeholders will participate in panel discussions on election administration and related innovative and groundbreaking data and research. Topics will include the results of the 2024 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS), election funding, voter list maintenance, workforce development, and more.

    When: 9am to 4:30pm Eastern

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  • Election SATs: Security, Accuracy and Transparency
    Date: August 3, 2025
    Location: Boston, MA
    Category: Precon

    If you’re a leader on elections policy, this precon is for you. Join with peers from throughout the nation to share the latest on accuracy, security and access to the ballot. We will have sessions on cybersecurity, primaries, funding, cast vote records, campaign finance, election consolidation and post-election audits.

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  • Maine Town & City Clerks Networking Day & Annual Meeting 
    Date: September 10, 2025
    Location: Brewer, ME
    Category: Meeting
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  • Wyoming Association of County Officers Conference 
    Date: September 23, 2025
    to September 25, 2025
    Location: Rock Springs, WY
    Category: Conference
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  • WMCA Annual Educational Conference [Wisconsin]
    Date: August 19, 2025
    to August 22, 2025
    Location: LaCrosse, WI
    Category: Conference
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  • Voter Registrars Association of Virginia (VRAV) Annual Conference 
    Date: August 3, 2025
    to August 6, 2025
    Location: Roanoke, VA
    Category: Conference
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  • South Carolina Association of Registration and Election Officials (SCARE) Annual Conference and Institute of Government for County Officials
    Date: August 4, 2025
    to August 7, 2025
    Location: Isle of Palms, SC
    Category: Conference
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  • Protecting the Election: AI & Governance Conference
    Date: October 16, 2025
    to October 17, 2025
    Location: St. Louis, MO
    Category: Conference

    Join us for this two-day in-person research and practitioner conference at WashU on October 16-17, 2025, to discuss research regarding AI and governance and how this applies to U.S. elections. Research topics include how chatbots can be used to engage with voters, how social media influences voters, what the electorate knew (or did not know) about the candidates and issues during recent elections, misinformation in elections, rhetoric about election integrity, and AI strategies for the administration of elections. We will also hear from practitioners during the conferences about their experiences with and needs for AI in recent elections and their intentions for future use of AI in elections.

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  • Oregon Association of County Clerks (OACC) Annual Conference 
    Date: August 11, 2025
    to August 14, 2025
    Location: Klamath Falls, OR
    Category: Conference
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  • Ohio Secretary of State's Summer Conference
    Date: June 30, 2025
    to July 1, 2025
    Location: Columbus, OH
    Category: Conference
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  • NDACo Annual Conference [North Dakota]
    Date: October 26, 2025
    to October 28, 2025
    Location: North Dakota
    Category: Conference
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  • NASS Summer Conference
    Date: August 4, 2025
    to August 7, 2025
    Location: Biloxi, MS
    Category: Conference

    The National Association of Secretaries of State will hold its summer conference in Biloxi, Mississippi from August 4-7. Please refer to the NASS website for more information when it becomes available.

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  • NASED Summer Conference
    Date: July 22, 2025
    to July 24, 2025
    Location: Oklahoma
    Category: Conference

    The National Association of State Election Directors will hold its summer conference in Oklahoma from July 22-24. Please refer to the NASED website for more information when it becomes available.

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  • Massachusetts Town Clerks Association (MTCA)Conference 2
    Date: June 26, 2025
    Location: Plymouth, MA
    Category: Conference
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  • Fall 2025 Association of Arkansas Counties Circuit Clerks (AACC) Meeting 
    Date: September 9, 2025
    to September 13, 2025
    Location: Logan, AR
    Category: Conference
  • Election Center Annual Conference
    Date: August 20, 2025
    to August 24, 2025
    Location: Salt Lake City, UT
    Category: Conference

    The Election Center Annual Conference will be held in Salt Lake City. The conference will run August 20-22 and CERA courses will be offered August 23 and 24. The CERA courses offered will be:

    Course 5 (Ethics);
    Course 6 (Communications & Public Relations); and
    Two renewal courses to be announced.

    More information available as soon as the new Election Center website goes live.

  • 57th Annual Tennessee County Officials Association (COAT) Conference 
    Date: November 16, 2025
    to November 19, 2025
    Location: Pigeon Forge, TN
    Category: Conference
  • 57th Annual Association of Arkansas Counties (AACC) Conference
    Date: June 25, 2025
    to June 27, 2025
    Location: Rogers/Benton Co. , AR
    Category: Conference
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  • 2025 New England Association of City and Town Clerks Conference 
    Date: November 19, 2025
    to November 21, 2025
    Location: Bangor, ME
    Category: Conference
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  • 2025 National Association of Counties Annual Conference & Exposition
    Date: July 11, 2025
    to July 14, 2025
    Location: Philadelphia, PA
    Category: Conference

    The National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference is the premier gathering of elected and appointed officials from the nation’s 3,069 counties, parishes and boroughs. Conference content includes discussion of federal policies impacting counties, workshops lifting up county best practices, engaging general sessions, mobile tours across our host county, and more. NACo members also have the opportunity to influence the association’s direction and future during the Annual Business Meeting on the final day of the conference.

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  • 2025 Michigan Association of County Clerks (MACC) Summer Conference
    Date: August 17, 2025
    to August 19, 2025
    Location: Mt. Pleasant, MI
    Category: Conference
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  • 2025 Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) Summer Conference 
    Date: June 25, 2025
    to June 27, 2025
    Location: Des Moines, IA
    Category: Conference
  • Summer CERA Courses in Boise
    Date: July 12, 2025
    to July 19, 2025
    Location: Boise, ID
    Category: CERA Courses

    The Election Center and Auburn University will be offering six in-person CERA courses in Boise, Idaho this summer. The courses offered are:

    Course 1 (Election Administration as a System);
    Course 2 (Management and Leadership);
    Course 3 (Strategic Planning & Budgeting);
    Course 4 (Election Information Access & Security);
    Course 10 (Constitutional Law of Elections); and
    Renewal Course 41 (Organizational Capacity & Professionalization)

    More information and registration will be available once the new Election Center website is up and running.

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June 12, 2025

Bolstering  Elections
Dole and Kennedy Institutes publish landmark report on funding of election administration

By M. Mindy Moretti
electionline.org

News headlines often scream about how much is spent on elections in America, but those news stories focus on the campaign side of the coin. Very little news is ever generated on how much it actually costs state and local officials to administer an election. 

Time and time again, the diverse system of conducting elections in the United States – created by the various states and their local jurisdictions – has reflected the will of their voters and promoted the peaceful transfer of power at the federal, state, and local level. Yet, this system is complex and under historic stress. Election administrators continually lack sufficient budgets, adequate staffing, and modernized equipment. Moreover, they face ever-increasing public scrutiny and waning trust in voting results.

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