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This website offers tools based on the expertise of election administrators, business managers, and social science researchers that can help election administrators plan and conduct elections.
This tool uses queueing theory to calculate the minimal number of service stations at a process step in a polling place so as to satisfy a service target on maximum waiting times.
This simulation gives an idea of potential voter wait times for if you have estimates of projected turnout, average time to vote with your ballot and equipment, and average time required to check-in each voter.
An easy-to-use calculator takes basic information about a precinct and reports the number of check-in poll books and voting machines needed to keep lines short during a presidential election.
Select your state to access state voter registration deadlines, voter guides, absentee and early voting dates, provisional voting information and polling place hours and locations.
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This tool offers voters information such as polling place and ballot information. The tool can be easily embedded on any website and supports multiple languages.
This nonpartisan project has collected poll worker information and applications for hundreds of counties and other jurisdictions, making it easy for local election officials and potential workers to connect.
VIP 5.0 Specification provides greater structure to the data. This results in faster processing time because it allows less room for data errors, and will be viewed as a more straight forward and intuitive format for election officials to implement.