1. Breaking Barriers to the Ballot Box: Expanding Language Access for California Voters

    Our democracy is under real and urgent threat, from rampant disinformation and a surge in voter suppression legislation to politicians deliberately showing distrust in election outcomes in order to maintain their own power. And while the state of California and counties in California have adopted various pro-democracy voting practices and procedures, reforms such as vote-by-mail […]

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  2. EAC Voter Information Materials

    This section has three parts: (1) planning process information; (2) illustrations of one-language voter information design best practices; and (3) illustrations of two-language voter information design best practices

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  3. Language Access for Voters Summit 2018

    The event convened state and local election officials, advocates and stakeholders from language communities to discuss critical issues of language accessibility. Speakers shared experiences and observations on efforts to serve voters with language needs.

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  4. Los Angeles County Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP) project

    The Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP) was developed by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) in 2009 to address an aging voting system and an increasingly large and complex electorate. The project seeks a collaborative approach to voting system design that will put voters at the center and maximize stakeholder participation.

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  5. NCSL Election Technology Overview

    The next big issue in election administration in the U.S. will revolve around technology: voting equipment, electronic poll books, election management systems, and other hardware and software designed to serve voters and election administrators.

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  6. CCD Designing Election Systems for Language Access

    This report reviews the evolution of language assistance requirements under the VRA. Starting from existing procedures in place to implement language assistance, we explore successes and gaps as reported in the literature and interviews with key stakeholders.

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  7. Quick Start Guides

    The Quick Start Guides are created to assist state and local election officials in effectively managing and administering elections. Each Quick Start Guide offers concise and easy-to-read tips on a wide range of timely topics impacting the field of elections.

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