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.

  • 2026 EAC Board of Advisors Annual Meeting
    Date: April 28, 2026
    to April 29, 2026
    Location: Washington, DC
    Category: Meeting

    The 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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  • 2026 IIMC Annual Conference:
    Date: May 17, 2026
    to May 21, 2026
    Location: Reno, NV
    Category: Conference

    The International Institute of Municipal Clerks will be holding its Annual Conference from May 17-21 in Reno, Nevada. When: May 17-21. Where: Reno.

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  • 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit
    Date: July 27, 2026
    to July 29, 2026
    Location: Chicago, IL
    Category: Summit

    The 2026 NCSL Legislative Summit takes place in Chicago July 27-29, bringing together state legislators and legislative staff from all 50 states and U.S. territories for three days of collaboration, innovation and bipartisan dialogue. When: July 27-29. Where: Chicago.

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  • AAMCA Summer Conference
    Date: June 24, 2026
    to June 26, 2026
    Location: Fairhope, AL
    Category: Conference

    The Alabama Association of Municipal Clerks and Administrators will hold its summer conference from June 24-26 in Fairhope.

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  • Beat Academy: Midterm Prep
    Date: May 5, 2026
    to May 7, 2026
    Location: Detroit and Indianapolis
    Category: Training

    Great 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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  • Building Disaster Resilience for Community Leaders: Disaster Preparedness for Election Offices
    Date: May 28, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Online training

    Join us for this Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders course and increase your understanding of disasters, risk assessment in the context of disaster management, prevailing emergency management procedures and operations, and the different vulnerability factors that exist within your local community.

    Become familiar with the available resources for natural disaster preparedness and planning. Learn how to recognize and define the roles and responsibilities that may be expected to be assumed by a community leader and understand the roles that first responders and other support personnel are likely to assume to ensure assistance in the response and recovery phase of an emergency event.

    This course will use election office events as a series of case studies to help connect emergency management challenges to election administration. Feel free to invite your local emergency management partners to join this no-cost training.

    This course is hosted by Ready for Tuesday, Advance Elections and Portland State University’s Elections & Voting Information Center. The four-hour course is offered at no-cost to participants, and upon successful completion of the course a certificate will also be issued.

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  • Building Your 2026 Election Communications Plan
    Date: April 21, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    The 2026 election cycle isn’t waiting for anyone — and neither should your communications plan. Join VoterCast for a lively conversation designed specifically for election administrators who want to get ahead of the curve before the chaos kicks in.

    We’ll walk through the building blocks of a solid communications strategy – from reaching voters where they are to managing messaging when things get complicated – and practical tools and ideas you can take back and start using right away. Whether you’re starting from scratch or fine-tuning what you already have, this is your chance to get your communications house in order before the pressure is on.

    When: 12pm Eastern

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  • Connecticut Town Clerks Association
    Date: April 15, 2026
    to April 17, 2026
    Location: Mystic, CT
    Category: Conference

    The 2026 Spring CTCA conference will be held April 15-17 at Mystic Marriott in Mystic – hosted by New London County. When: April 15-17. Where: Mystic.

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  • Election Center 41st Annual Conference
    Date: August 19, 2026
    to August 21, 2026
    Location: Kansas City, MO
    Category: Conference

    The 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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  • iGO 9th Annual Conference
    Date: July 25, 2026
    to July 28, 2026
    Location: Reston, VA
    Category: Conference

    The 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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  • Kansas County Clerks and Election Officials Association
    Date: April 28, 2026
    to May 1, 2026
    Location: Garden City, KS
    Category: Conference

    The 2026 Annual KCCEOA Conference will be April 28-May 1 at the Refinery in Garden City. When: April 28-May 1. Where: Garden City. 

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  • Local Leadership Council Annual Meeting
    Date: April 14, 2026
    to April 15, 2026
    Location: Chicago, IL
    Category: Meeting

    The 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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  • NACo 2026 Annual Conference & Exposition
    Date: July 17, 2026
    to July 20, 2026
    Location: New Orleans, LA
    Category: Conference

    The 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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  • NASED Summer Conference
    Date: July 20, 2026
    to July 22, 2026
    Location: Boston, MA
    Category: Conference

    The National Association of Directors of Elections will hold its summer conference from July 20-22 in Boston. When: July 20-22. Where: Boston.

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  • NMC Annual Conference
    Date: June 15, 2026
    to June 18, 2026
    Location: McKinley County, NM
    Category: Conference

    New Mexico Association of Counties- Clerks Affiliate will hold it’s annual conference from June 15-18 in McKinley County.

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  • Practical AI Risk Management: Measuring AI in Election Offices
    Date: May 1, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    Join Ready For Tuesday for a conversation on artificial intelligence tailored for election practitioners and administrators. Using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) as our guide, we’ll focus specifically on the Measure phase. The Measure function is about analysis and evaluation: examining how AI systems actually perform, whether they behave as intended, and what the evidence tells you about the tools you’re using.

    Among the topics we’ll cover:

    – How do you know if it’s working? Practical approaches to testing and evaluating AI tools in the context of election administration — not just at launch, but over time.
    – What should you be measuring? Identifying the right indicators for your office: accuracy, consistency, fairness across voter populations, and how outputs compare to expectations.
    – Who needs to know what you find? How to communicate findings to leadership, staff, and the public in ways that support transparency and trust.

    This will be a grounded, jargon-free conversation about moving from identifying AI use to actually understanding it. This is the third of a four-part series breaking down the NIST AI RMF: Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage.

    When: 12pm Eastern

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  • Ready or Not: Election Administration Wins, Woes & What's Still Coming in 2026
    Date: May 5, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    Election administrators have a lot on their plates in 2026 — and the year is far from over. From new legislation and technology changes to funding battles and workforce challenges, the field is shifting faster than ever.

    Join Ready for Tuesday on Tuesday, May 5, at 12 p.m. for a candid, freewheeling conversation about the wins worth celebrating, the woes keeping administrators up at night, and the challenges and opportunities that are still taking shape on the horizon.

    We’ll dig into what’s gone right, what’s gone wrong, and what nobody quite knows yet. Whether you’re deep in the trenches of election administration or just trying to keep up with a rapidly evolving landscape, this webinar will give you an honest, engaging look at where things stand heading into the back half of 2026 — and what you should be watching for next.

    When: 12pm Eastern

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  • Request for Comment: Election Audit Standards (Deadline)
    Date: April 27, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Submission Deadline

    The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is requesting public comment on the Voluntary National Election Audit Standards. Election audits are used to evaluate and improve the accuracy, security, and administration of elections. Because election administration in the United States is highly decentralized, audit practices vary across states and local jurisdictions. The proposed standards provide voluntary, principle-based guidance intended to be adaptable across differing legal frameworks, election systems, and resource environments.

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  • Securing the Vote: Global Lessons for U.S. Election Officials
    Date: April 29, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    This conversation will explore what U.S. election officials can learn from how other countries approach election administration, security and democratic resilience.

    Featuring international experts, it offers a global perspective on practices and lessons that may inform election work here.

    Books and Ballots is a partnership among Ready for Tuesday, the Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR), and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

    When: 2pm Eastern

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  • Show Your Work: Documentation Practices That Make Election Accountability Routine
    Date: April 16, 2026
    Location: Online
    Category: Webinar

    Running a well-documented election means being able to show your work – tracking every ballot from intake through final count, making sure the numbers add up, and maintaining records that hold up when questions come.

    This panel webinar takes a practical look at how election offices build documentation practices that create transparency at every stage of the process: tracking ballot movement, closing the loop at end of day, and generating the kind of paper trail that makes the canvass clear and the answers ready before anyone asks.

    Panelists will draw on experience across jurisdictions to share what strong documentation looks like in practice, where offices commonly fall short, and how to build systems that make accountability routine rather than reactive.

    When: 12pm Eastern

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  • Washington Association of County Auditors
    Date: May 12, 2026
    to May 14, 2026
    Location: Snohomish County, WA
    Category: Conference

    The Washington Association of County Auditors will hold its annual conference from May 12-14 in Snohomish county.

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