1. Utah Case Study

    This resource highlights the experience of the state of Utah as they integrated GIS in elections about a decade ago.

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  2. Election Director Report

    The report contains findings from a first-ever survey of the nation’s state election directors, seeking to determine the current status of the implementation of GIS in elections.

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  3. Value of a GIO

    This resource highlights the importance of a Geographic Information Office (GIO) within state government.

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  4. 20 Ways to Protect the 2020 Election

    Modifying election plans to account for coronavirus is understandable and essential. However, drawing on pre-existing election funding to address these modifications presents a particular dilemma: ahead of the presidential election, our nation’s election infrastructure is not yet fully secure, while America’s adversaries continue to possess the capabilities to exploit technical deficiencies and to try to […]

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  5. Voting Outside the Polling Place

    Most states offer at least one method for any eligible voter to cast a ballot before Election Day. While some states provide early in-person voting, this webpage addresses absentee voting and all-mail voting.

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  6. How to reach young voters when they’re stuck at home

    At the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, part of Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, we’ve spent nearly two decades researching how best to grow, inform and mobilize young potential voters. Our findings reveal several key actions that parties, campaigns, advocacy organizations, educators and journalists can take […]

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  7. Election Day Command Centers: A National Snapshot

    Things can go wrong on Election Day: voting machines malfunction, polling places lose power or flood, voting equipment is inadequate to handle the volume of voters, or a state’s voter registration database becomes inaccessible, rendering it difficult to check-in voters, among many other potential issues. No matter the cause, each potential issue risks tilting a […]

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