This page seeks to connect you with the most accessible and user friendly resources for election officials to use to secure the vote. It’s far from a comprehensive list. We favored shorter resources over longer ones to make it easier for anyone working in election administration to dive in and make a difference.

We encourage you to pick just one thing to get accomplished or get started on now.

Just getting started?

Check out these 3 short and sweet resources, if you haven’t already:
Join the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center™ (EI-ISAC®) – free for election officials
Election Cybersecurity 101 Field Guide – Two Factor Authentication – CDT
o As a follow up – here are how-to pages to set up 2 factor authentication for: Microsoft OfficeGoogle SuiteGuide to other common apps
Election Cybersecurity 101 Field Guide – Passwords – CDT

Training
Online Cybersecurity Courses for Election Officials – CTCL

Broad Threats to Elections Systems
Join the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center™ (EI-ISAC®) – free for election officials
Election Cybersecurity 101 Field Guide – Two Factor Authentication
Election Cybersecurity 101 Field Guide – Passwords
Election Security Preparedness – EAC
Election Security Best Practices – CIS

Audits
Secure Our Vote: Post-Election Audits FAQ

Protecting Voter Data
Checklist for Securing Voter Registration Data- EAC
Online Voter Registration Systems: Best Practices – OSET Institute – very in-depth

Recovery Planning
Brennan Center: Election Security Advance Planning Checklist – Checklist

Communications
• Belfer Center Election Cyber Incident Communications Plan – very user friendly!
See sample election security statement for your website on p. 27

Need expert help on one or more of these things? Try the Expert page at the Election Verification Network.

Know a short and sweet resource that’s missing? Send us an email at info@secureourvote.us! Thanks for your help!