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Cybersecurity, Operations
Chain of Custody and Security: Current Realities & Key Security Practices
Election Security Exchange
Election administrators understand that safeguarding an election is as much about proving integrity as it is about counting ballots. Tracking ballot boxes, logging serial numbers, ... Read more
Cybersecurity
From Ballots to Budgets: Election Officials Leading on Cybersecurity Funding
Election Security Exchange
Election officials are no strangers to doing more with less, but navigating tight budgets while increasingly serving as de facto IT managers has introduced an ... Read more
Operations, Physical Security
Center for Internet Security
This is a public education and customizable toolkit designed to help election officials explain complex administration and security processes in simple terms. It includes customizable ... Read more
Physical Security
De-Escalation: A Guide for Election Officials
Committee for Safe and Secure Elections
Outlines practical de-escalation strategies tailored for election officials, poll workers, and staff who face contentious situations, angry voters, observers, or First Amendment auditors. It details ... Read more
Operations
Election Ready: A Cross-Sector Preparedness Guide
Center for Internet Security
This guide outlines final readiness checks, verification procedures, and coordination steps for election officials, law enforcement, state/local IT teams, technology providers, and election support partners ... Read more
Operations, Physical Security
The Election Chain of Custody Blueprint: A Review of the Law, Best Practices, and Messaging Tools
Advance Elections
Election Law Program
Verified Voting
This report provides a comprehensive guide designed to strengthen election integrity and physical and digital asset security across state and local jurisdictions. It integrates statutory ... Read more
Cybersecurity, Operations, Physical Security
Toolkit: Election Incident Quick Reference Cards
Election Security Exchange
Navigate critical situations with confidence. This toolkit includes five quick reference cards that contain step-by-step information to help your office respond to a variety of ... Read more
Cybersecurity, Operations, Physical Security
ASU AI+Elections Clinic
Ready for Tuesday
An interactive framework for understanding and managing artificial intelligence (AI) risks within U.S. elections. Organized around the four phases of the election operational lifecycle, it ... Read more
Cybersecurity, Operations
ASU AI+Elections Clinic
Ready for Tuesday
This lightweight, interactive 10-question quiz helps election office staff build resilient operational habits against potential deepfakes, voice cloning, and social engineering attacks. Rather than focusing ... Read more