Events
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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Elections à la Carte: An Online Conversation on Elections over LunchDate: April 8, 2026Location: OnlineCategory: Webinar
The Journal of Election Administration Research & Practice invites you to join us over Zoom for another lunchtime conversation on innovative funding solutions for election administration. Thanks to the wonderful response from our March Elections à la Carte webinar, we are bringing it back for April.
This funding solution will be brought to us by Gideon Cohn-Postar, with the Institute for Responsive Government, and Caleb Hays, with Section 4 Strategies. Gideon’s and Caleb’s solution is a three-pronged plan that focuses on resources available at the federal level.
Following Gideon’s and Caleb’s brief presentation, there will be a discussion on how to move forward with turning potential avenues for federal funding into realized and reliable funding sources. This conversation will feature the presenters and a terrific group of panelists, which will include: EAC Commissioner Ben Hovland, R Street Institute Governance Program Director Matt Germer, Arizona Assistant Secretary of State Keely Varvel, and BPC Governance Program Vice President Matthew Weil.
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Local Leadership Council Annual MeetingDate: April 14, 2026
to April 15, 2026Location: Chicago, ILCategory: MeetingThe U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)’s Local Leadership Council (LLC) will host an in-person public meeting on April 14-15, 2026, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. During the meeting, members will conduct regular business and discuss EAC updates and upcoming programs.
The LLC consists of 100 members. The EAC appoints two members from each state after soliciting nominations from each state’s election official professional association.
If you are a member of the public and you are interested in attending, please register below. Information on how to submit written comments is forthcoming.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time and Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time
MEETING LOCATION: The Drake, 140 East Walton Place, Chicago, IL 60611
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Election Center April WorkshopDate: April 22, 2026
to April 24, 2026Location: Chicago, ILCategory: WorkshopIn April, the focus is on state associations and state trainings both by modeling conference formats, facilitation techniques, and potential content resources. The Coalition of Election Association Leaders (CEAL) guides state groups in their maturation process with mentorship and networking opportunities. The Election Center will host the 2026 April Special Workshop at The Drake in Chicago from April 22-24. CERA courses 6 and 7 as well as one renewal course will be offered April 25 and 26. Please see the Election Center website for more information and to register.
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2026 EAC Board of Advisors Annual MeetingDate: April 28, 2026
to April 29, 2026Location: Washington, DCCategory: MeetingThe U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)’s Board of Advisors will host an in-person public meeting on April 28-29, 2026, in the agency’s hearing room. During the meeting, members will conduct regular business and discuss EAC updates and upcoming programs.
The Board of Advisors is a 35-member board composed of representatives from various EAC stakeholder associations, federal government agencies, and Congress.
If you are a member of the public and you are interested in attending, please register below. Information on how to submit written comments is forthcoming.
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Beat Academy: Midterm PrepDate: May 5, 2026
to May 7, 2026Location: Detroit and IndianapolisCategory: TrainingGreat Lakes journalists! Work on coverage strategies, gain reporting tools and spark regional connections in our free election coverage workshop in Detroit (May 5) or Indianapolis (May 7), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn to respond to misinformation, do candidate research, report on key election drivers like immigration and affordability, and produce salient coverage that puts voter interests first. By the end of this workshop, you will: Learn how to respond to misinformation and efforts to undermine fair elections. Verify candidate backgrounds via tools and databases. Explore regional factors shaping Great Lakes midterm races. Develop coverage strategies for key election drivers like immigration and affordability. Generate story ideas and prioritize voter interests in your reporting.
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NACo 2026 Annual Conference & ExpositionDate: July 17, 2026
to July 20, 2026Location: New Orleans, LACategory: ConferenceThe National Association of Counties will hold its 2026 Annual Conference & Exposition on Orleans Parish, Louisiana from July 17-20. When: July 17-20. Where: New Orleans.
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iGO 9th Annual ConferenceDate: July 25, 2026
to July 28, 2026Location: Reston, VACategory: ConferenceThe International Association of Government Officials will hold its 9th Annual Conference from July 25-28 in Reston, Virginia. When: July 25-28. Where: Reston, Virginia.
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Election Center 41st Annual ConferenceDate: August 19, 2026
to August 21, 2026Location: Kansas City, MOCategory: ConferenceThe Election Center will hold its 41st Annual Conference from August 19-21 at the Sheraton Kansas City at Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri. CERA courses 2 and 10 as well as two renewal courses will be offered following the conference on August 22 and 23. Please see the Election Center for additional information and to register.
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