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Election Administration Survey Deep Dive

EAVS Data Deep Dive

EAC released the first in a series of “deep dives” into election administration trends and voting behavior ahead of the 2018 election cycle

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VVSG 2.0 Adopted

Committee Approves Next Generation of Voting System Guidelines

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2017 National Competition Best Practices in Election Administration

EAC Announces 2017 Competition

Three categories for best practices in Election Administration: accessibility for voters with disabilities, recruiting, training and retaining poll workers and outstanding innovations in elections.

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Panelists for Roundtable Helping Veterans with Disabilities in the Voting Process

Helping Veterans with Disabilities to Vote

If you missed the live stream broadcast of Election Innovations – Helping Veterans with Disabilities in the Voting Process, view video on our website.

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Register and Vote in Your State

See if you are registered in your state or find out where to vote in your state.

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Voting Information Map

EAC's map of voting systems allows users to quickly access key information about EAC-certified voting systems, including the county in which they are used, test reports issued during the certification process and any advisory alerts.

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Data “Deep Dive” Shows Impact of Technology, Policy Changes on Voter Registration
September 20, 2017
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today released what will be the first in a series of “deep dives” into election administration trends and voting behavior ahead of the 2018 election cycle. The first brief focuses on the impact of technology, methods of voter enrollment and list maintenance techniques on voter registration.
Committee Approves Next Generation of Voting System Guidelines
September 12, 2017
The next generation of Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG 2.0) that will guide the Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) testing and certification work was adopted today by the EAC’s Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC).
TGDC to Consider Next Generation of Voting System Certification Guidelines
September 06, 2017
The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) will meet next week to consider the next generation of voting system testing guidelines. The meeting, slated to take place on Sept. 11 and 12 at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), marks the next step in moving forward with the development of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) version 2.0, a set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested to determine if the systems meet required standar

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Making Election Testing Faster, Cheaper and More Transparent

Having a common data format can increase speed, reduce cost, and provide consistency for the testing and certification process. Without it, different systems (even those from the same manufacturer) export files that cannot be imported into another system without first being converted.
Registration=>Participation: Tomorrow is the big day!

Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day! The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) encourages every eligible American to register to vote or update their voter registration. There’s no time like the present because elections are happening right now across the nation and next year’s Federal Election is just a little more than one year away.
Furthering the Impact of the Nation’s Largest Election Survey

The Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) is the most comprehensive set of election information available, but with that wealth of information comes the challenge of interpreting it and applying the lessons contained within that data.