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Planning Desk, Week E-7: Emergency Planning in 60 Minutes

Published September 16, 2026

Some election offices have been planning for emergencies for years or decades. But if you haven’t yet started emergency planning, the 60-Minute Toolkit for Emergency ... Read more

Situation Room insights from the Election Security Exchange

Cybersecurity Operations Physical Security

Situation Room: Security Review of Final Statewide Primaries

Published September 16, 2026

The primary season has come to an end. Since our last roundup, voters in 20 states decided the final line-ups for the fall contests, and ... Read more

Advisory insights from the Election Security Exchange

Cybersecurity

Advisory: Election Website Attacks

Published September 14, 2026

The Threat: A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack overwhelms a website or service with traffic or resource requests, preventing real visitors from accessing it. These attacks ... Read more

Insights via Webinar from the Election Security Exchange

Cybersecurity

You’re the Authority on Elections. Does AI Know That?

Published September 10, 2026

Securing the answers voters get about your election When a voter asks a chatbot how to register, where to vote, when polls close, or what ... Read more

Cybersecurity Operations Physical Security

Planning Desk, Week E-8: Mail Ballot Security—Are you ready?

Published September 9, 2026

With UOCAVA ballots beginning to go out in some jurisdictions, primary preparation for mail balloting is likely complete. Now is the time to conduct a ... Read more

Operations

Situation Room: Election Data Integrity Incidents: Lessons from Recent Addressing and Ballot Errors

Published September 9, 2026

Election security is often discussed in terms of cyber and physical disruptions, such as preventing hacking, malware, and unauthorized access. However, protecting the integrity of ... Read more

Operations

Situation Room: Turning a Failed Logic and Accuracy Test Into an Opportunity to Build Trust

Published September 2, 2026

Ahead of Florida’s recent August primary, Lee County election officials, IT staff, and the canvassing board conducted standard public logic and accuracy testing on vote-by-mail ... Read more