The Elections Group

Join The Elections Group for our Best Practices for Recruiting Poll Workers communications workshop at noon EDT on Tuesday, July 23. This workshop will provide you with tips, tools and resources, including messaging and outreach methods that could help boost recruitment in your jurisdiction. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about what works best and how to do it. Register today!

The July 15 Resource Roundup featured The Election Group’s Using a Video to Tell a Story and the Center for Tech and Civic Life's Communicating Trusted Election Information series. TEG’s Using a Video to Tell a Story is a guide for creating short videos for your election website or social media. Videos are ideal tools to illustrate your elections processes. Short videos, ranging from 30-45 seconds, are sufficient to demonstrate a process, highlight voting options, or report your progress in counting ballots. CTCL’s Communicating Trusted Election Information Series is a six-part series created in collaboration with the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). The first of three courses cover best practices in election websites, social media, and accessible communications. The fourth course introduces how your election office can identify and combat misinformation. The fifth and sixth courses highlight two more audiences that need accurate election information: public officials and the media. Listen to this episode, download the resources and implement them into your office today. https://lnkd.in/gfrqQjGz

Election officials in every city, county and state of the United States are committed to election accuracy, security and transparency. Show your commitment by displaying this set of posters in your office, at polling places and at public events. But first, let our Communications Resource Desk team add your office's logo or jurisdiction's seal to your posters. Click the link to learn more!

This episode of our Books and Ballot series is available now! This series focuses on election administration research and how election officials can use it. This week we spoke with researchers from the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement about their work related to election worker recruitment, retention and satisfaction – and how election offices can use the what they’ve learned to strengthen their workforce. https://lnkd.in/gqtRmfYq

Join us on Monday for a new resource round-up! These quick conversations showcase resources for election officials from The Elections Group’s library of resources and other organizations. On Monday we'll be discussing communications and how election officials are the trusted source of election information. Register to join us!

Are you subscribed to our newsletter yet? This month we have information about our Resource Roundup series, a "Generative Artificial Intelligence for Election Administrators" resource, and a security webinar recap. Take a look and subscribe today!

Join The Elections Group for our next Books and Ballot Series conversation at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 12. This series focuses on election administration research and how election officials can use it. We will talk to researchers from the University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement about their work related to election worker recruitment, retention and satisfaction – and how election offices can use the what they’ve learned to strengthen their workforce. Register today!

Join the Poynter Institute's Beat Academy webinar on July 11 for an essential checklist to prep for the 2024 elections! Pam Fessler will be joining as a panelist to discuss her guide "Covering Elections and Voting in 2024" published by The Elections Group. Learn more: ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gxc63tPA

Election officials are not expected to know what type of hazardous material they may be encountering; however, they should be trained on and regularly exercise response procedures. Follow the best practices outlined in our new resource to protect yourself and others against fentanyl, anthrax, and ricin exposure, in addition to more routine mail hazards.

The fourth episode of The Elections Group’s Election Resource Roundup is available now. This is a weekly Monday webinar showcasing resources for election officials from our library of resources and other organizations. Until November, our team of experts will follow the election calendar and share information on resources that election officials could incorporate immediately into their operations. This fourth episode in the series focuses on GIS and mapping resources and tools. Listen today! https://lnkd.in/gJThFZze