Resources for Election Officials

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 Office – Google Suite – Guide to other common apps
• Election Cybersecurity 101 Field Guide – Passwords – CDT

Training
• Online Cybersecurity Courses for Election Officials – CTCL
• International Association of Government Officials- Webinars

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
• DHS Election Infrastructure Security Resource Guide

Protecting the Vote Count
• Toolkit for Advocates & Election Officials – Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause, National Election Defense Coalition & Verified Voting

Audits
• Secure Our Vote: Post-Election Audits FAQ
• Verified Voting: Checking the Paper Record: A Guide for Public Oversight of Tabulation Audits

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 Contingency Planning – Checklist

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

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 [email protected] and thanks!