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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Value of a GIO
This resource highlights the importance of a Geographic Information Office (GIO) within state government.
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NSGIC Geo-Enabled Elections State Representatives Baseline Report
The document reports on the survey process and results of the NSGIC Geo-Enabled Elections State Representatives Baseline Survey.
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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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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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Empowering Communities at the Ballot Box: How to Increase Voter Participation
Empowering Communities at the Ballot Box: How to Increase Voter Participation describes what prevents people from voting, and outlines an action plan for individuals on how they can address voter turnout and voter rights issues.
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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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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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State Statutes that Support Growing Voters
A new snapshot provides insights into existing opportunities for election administrators to educate and work with young people. The snapshot shows how state code permits, allows and sometimes requires local education and election officials to engage and support teenagers’ participation in elections. This new resource comes from CIRCLE, a part of Tufts University’s Tisch College […]
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Logical Election Policy
The Logical Election Policy report is a roadmap for legislators—particularly at the state level—to understand their policy options and highlight the upstream and downstream effects of policy reforms. The recommendations include: ways to meet voter expectations for more modern, integrated, and secure voter rolls; updated and more efficient methods of casting ballots; and better ways […]
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