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Election Admin

Congress established the EAC as the national clearinghouse on best practices to facilitate the sharing of voluntary guidelines, resources, and best practices. The EAC gathers this information through various methods, including holding hearings and interviews with election officials and experts in the field of election administration, administering the annual Clearinghouse Awards to recognize the contributions of election officials and their offices in a range of categories, collecting innovative research and data to improve the voter experience and support election administrators, and leveraging the expertise of its advisory boards.

Election Admin

Featured Election Official Materials

  • Resources for Election Officials

    The EAC’s latest products and best practices for election officials.

  • Clearinghouse Awards

    Information on the EAC's annual award program to recognize innovative efforts from state and local election offices.

  • Voting Accessibility

    Resources for officials and voters so all eligible voters can cast a ballot privately and independently.

Election Official Topics

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A comprehensive resource for election officials with 19 chapters on a range of election topics.

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26 guides that summarize and highlight election administration information in the U.S.

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Resources, Research, Data, and Projects related to supporting Military and Overseas Voters. 

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A series of simulation videos that replicate common Election Day issues and help election officials evaluate a variety of...

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The purpose of this webpage is to provide resources and information related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Best practices from voting system manufacturers to properly clean equipment.

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Best practices for natural disaster planning and health emergencies, and other COOP resources.

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A variety of federal, state, and local jurisdiction resources related to language access for voters.

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A quick reference for election officials who may be facing personal threats while at work.

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Nearly 1,300 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the U.S.

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Information on DHS' designation of elections as critical infrastructure.

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Example guidance from national, state-level, and local jurisdictions on poll watchers, or election observers.

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Materials and information on the Presidential Commission on Election Administration (PCEA). 

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A series of guides and sharing State User Acceptance and Logic & Accuracy test procedures to help election officials, of...