Improving America’s Elections With GIS


By National States Geographic Information Council

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Does America’s electoral system know where each voter resides? By and large, yes. But not nearly well enough to correctly place every voter in the right voting district and avoid election errors. Integrating GIS in elections increases election accuracy and efficiency; however, few states and other election authorities have fully geo-enabled their elections. NSGIC partnered with states and subject matter experts to develop five best practices for implementing GIS in elections.



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