NCSL Legislation Database
This database contains state legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2018.
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NCSL Funding Election Technology
An overview of funding election technology, especially in light of the recent security concerns.
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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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NCSL All Mail Elections
An overview of what vote-by-mail is, how it works, and what states allow it.
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Overseas Voting Initiative Recommendations
The CSG Overseas Voting Initiative is charged with developing targeted and actionable improvements to the voting process for the 1.3 million members of the uniformed services and Merchant Marines stationed away from home, their approximately 700,000 eligible family members, and the 4.3 million U.S. citizens living, studying and working overseas.
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New Reality of Voting By Mail
Report of the status of postal delivery and services with corresponding recommendations of what election officials, legislatures, USPS, and voters should know.
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Defending Digital Democracy
Defending Digital Democracy Project aims to develop strategies, tools, and technology to protect democratic processes and systems from cyber and information attacks.
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America’s Election Model: The Architecture of Elections
The United States has a highly decentralized election system so the process of preparing for an election varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but there are commonalities. There are common process steps that every election official in the country takes.
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OSCE/ODIHR Final Report United States of America Election (2016)
The OSCE/ODIHR assessed the compliance of the election process with OSCE commitments, other international obligations and standards for democratic elections, as well as with domestic legislation.
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Report on Polling Place Accessibility
GAO 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) […]
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