Election administrators face many challenges planning for and running elections. This website offers tools based on the expertise of election administrators, business managers, and social science researchers that can help election administrators plan and conduct elections.
read moreThe Election Management Guidelines and Quick Starts Guides were created to assist state and local election officials in effectively managing and administering elections. These guidelines complement the technical standards for the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines for voting equipment.
read moreDesigning job aids and other materials that help poll workers run a good election.
read moreKnowing how long it may take voters to complete the ballot is a critical data point in line managment, this tool will help you with that calculation.
read moreEstimating lines IS a science! There are tools to help.
read moreEstimating lines IS a science! There are tools to help.
read moreGAO examined a nongeneralizable sample of 178 polling places during early in-person voting and on Election Day 2016. At these polling places, GAO examined a number of features outside and inside the voting area. Outside the voting area, GAO was able to examine features at all 178 polling places and found that 60 percent (107) […]
read morePer a Congressional request, the GAO examined access for people with disabilities at early voting and Election Day polling locations for the 2016 general election. Of the 178 polling places observed, 60 percent had one or more potential impediments outside the locations, such as steep ramps outside buildings, lack of signage for accessible paths, and […]
read moreUsing data from the 2016 Election Administration and Voting Survey, the EAC examined polling places and poll workers.
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