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The resources below are designed to help election officials understand election laws and policies from state to state.
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Election Law & Policy Resources
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How to Work With State Legislators
Joint guide from the EAC & NCSL outlines five key principles to empower local election officials to engage with legislators and the legislative process.
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State Election Profiles
Joint EAC/NCSL election administration profiles for all 50 states, documenting each state’s policies on election topics and providing a national comparison for each.
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Guide to Election Certification
State-by-state deadlines and policies on election certification, last updated in 2022.
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Write-In Voting Report
Outlines the different ways states and jurisdictions handle write-in votes, both in terms of the need for write-in candidates to pre-register and the different ways write-in votes are counted.
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Alternative Voting Methods in the United States
Provides information on the use of voting methods other than single-winner plurality voting, including approval, cumulative, limited, "top-2/4," ranked choice, and STAR methods.
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Mail Ballot Deadlines, 2012-2022
Research tracking state mail ballot deadlines across six election cycles, highlighting states, territories, and federal districts that saw changes over time.