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The resources below are designed to help election officials manage election results reporting, canvassing, and certification.
Please refer to our main Clearinghouse Resources page for more best practices, tools, and guidance on other topics.
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Results, Canvassing, & Certification Resources
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Quick Start Guide: Ballot Reconciliation - Early Voting
Brief resource describing best practices for reconciling early voting ballot counts against other sources of election data.
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Chapter 18: Canvassing and Certifying an Election
Chapter 18 of the 2nd edition of the Election Management Guidelines, published in 2023, covers best practices and common questions related to canvassing & certifying election results.
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Quick Start Guide: Canvass & Certification
Guide covering best practices for canvassing vote totals and certifying election results.
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Guide to Election Certification
State-by-state policies on election certification, last updated in 2022.
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Quick Start Guide: Ballot Reconciliation - Mailed Ballots
Brief resource describing best practices for reconciling mail ballot counts with other sources of election data.
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Quick Start Guide: Ballot Reconciliation - Election Day
Brief resource describing best practices for reconciling election day ballot counts with other sources of election data.
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Guide to the Canvass
Document includes best practices for conducting post-election canvasses, including checklists for key parts of the canvass.
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Checklist - Securing Election Night Reporting Systems
Resource intended as a baseline for election officials to assess their current election night reporting system cybersecurity protocols.