Resources
Our resources are crafted to support the advocacy for consistent and reliable federal funding for American election systems. We provide publicly available tools and information local election officials and advocates can use in support of the call on Congress to pass sustainable funding over the next decade.
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50 STATES OF NEED: How We Can Fully Fund Our State and Local Election Infrastructure
Local election officials have made it clear that philanthropic funding and federal investment was essential for the success of the 2020 election.
However, much deeper, long-term public investments are needed to ensure safe, secure, and accessible elections nationwide.
Learn more about our nation’s most critical election infrastructure needs based on the lessons learned during the 2020 election.
Administering the 2022 Midterm Elections: Chronicling the Infrastructure Needs of Local Election Officials
Throughout the month of September, 2022 the Election Infrastructure Initiative interviewed local election officials from across the country. The election officials interviewed represent a diverse cross section of election administration experiences and perspectives, regions, sizes of jurisdictions, and political affiliations. In total, the election officials interviewed serve nearly four million registered voters.
This report is a reflection of that research, and highlights the diverse and widespread need for investment in election infrastructure across the country. Read our findings here.
Profiles in Election Administration: Maryland
Building on prior research, this report seeks to shine a light on the amazing innovations and alarming needs that characterize Maryland’s election system. Based on interviews with election officials representing a diverse cross-section of the state’s election administration community, this report presents an unvarnished look at the state of elections in Maryland in order to accurately inform the general public and policymakers alike.
The recommendations that follow are designed to provide both the State Board of Elections and the local boards of election with the support they need to administer safe, secure, modern, and accessible elections every season.
Marylanders should be proud of the professional election administrators who serve them, and they deserve a fully resourced election system that can embody that same reputation.