The resources below are designed to help election officials manage the process of registering voters and creating, updating, and maintaining voter records.
Please refer to our main Clearinghouse Resources page for more best practices, tools, and guidance on other topics.
Not finding what you are looking for?
Visit Clearinghouse Resources on Election Security to find additional resources.
Voter Registration & List Maintenance Resources
-
Geo-enabled Elections: Getting Started with GIS
Resource outlining how election offices can begin using geographic information systems to improve their election processes, particularly around locating and districting voters.
-
Quick Start Guide: GIS & Elections
Guide intended to familiarize local election officials with the basics of using geographic information systems (GIS) in their election operations.
-
Voter Lists: Registration, Confidentiality, And Voter List Maintenance
Resource designed to help election officials maintain accurate voter registration lists, including adding new eligible voters, updating voter registration information when necessary, and removing ineligible voters.
-
Best Practices for Voter List Maintenance
Guide intended for election officials who are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of voter registration lists. Contains best practices to help election officials improve the quality of voter registration data.
-
Fact Sheet: Voter List Maintenance
Fact sheet highlighting how election officials conduct list maintenance, the importance of accurate voter registration lists, and the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) provisions to ensure voter lists are maintained.
-
Social Media Toolkit: Communicating About Voter List Maintenance
Sample social media posts explaining different aspects of list maintenance, to be used by election officials in voter education campaigns.
-
Best Practices: Accessible Voter Registration
Guide covering strategies for making voter registration accessible, both in-person and online.
-
Checklist - Securing Voter Registration Data
Resource intended to provide election officials information on best practices to protect their voter registration data.