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The resources below are designed to help election officials plan for the many complex processes they must complete during an election cycle.
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Planning & Logistics Resources
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Election Scenario Test Deck
Tabletop exercise (TTX) cards include 52 election scenarios, designed to help election officials exercise continuity of operations plans (COOPs) and other contingency plans.
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Election Management Guidelines (EMG)
A series of chapters covering the basic functions necessary to run secure, trustworthy, and accessible elections, the EMG can help election officials manage election processes.
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Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Template
Resource includes COOP template in both fillable Word and PDF versions, as well as guidance documents, a video walk-through, and other tools.
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Quick Start Guide: Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Brief resource covers what SOPs are and their component parts, as well as how they might be used in an election office.
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2024 Election Readiness Checklist
Checklist outlines basic steps election officials can take to prepare for the 2024 Presidential election cycle.
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Polling Place Process Change Simulations
Video series designed to help election officials understand the impact changes to voting equipment will have on their polling places, using simulations to model the effects.
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Quick Start Guide: Developing an Election Calendar
Resource covers the creation and maintenance of a standard election calendar, along with a sample showing key data points.
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Quick Start Guide: Contingency Planning
Brief resource intended to familiarize local election officials with the process of planning for unknown interruptions to core services that may impact their work.
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Election Official Alert: Paper Supply Chain Risk Management
Guidance identifies risks to the paper supply chain that may impact federal elections and suggests planning and mitigations to alleviate those risks.
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Polling Place Line Alleviation Simulations
Video series intended to help election officials develop strategies for alleviating long lines at polling places, using simulations to model the impact of different mitigations.
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Polling Place Consolidation Simulations
Video series to help election officials develop strategies for polling place consolidation, using simulations to model different ways of serving multiple precincts in a single voting location.
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Non-EAC Federal Grants & Services
Page listing grant programs and services available through other federal agencies beyond the EAC. Includes CISA Services, DHS Preparedness Grants, and the DOJ Byrne JAG Program.
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Disaster Recovery & Response Resources
Election Resources for Voters and Election Officials after experiencing a natural disaster.