Brennan Center Resources
- A State Agenda for Election Security and Resiliency: Highlights innovative state approaches to election security and recommends steps that state leaders can take to fill the gaps left by federal cuts.
- Committee for Safe and Secure Elections: Introduces CSSE, a Brennan Center program that brings together local election officials and law enforcement to ensure safe and secure elections.
- Mitigating Election Disruption — Bomb Threats and Hoaxes: Highlights recent trends in election-related bomb threats and hoaxes and offers strategies for proactive planning and response by law enforcement and election officials.
- Five Steps to Safer Elections: Explains how election administrators and law enforcement can work together to strengthen our elections.
- Local Election Officials Survey 2025: Finds that local election officials want state and local governments to make up for the loss of federal support for election security.
- Top 5 Actions to Strengthen Election Security in California, Michigan, and New York: Recommends actions for states to protect election security and safeguard democracy.
Verified Voting Resources
- The Verifier: Provides a comprehensive searchable database of the voting systems used nationwide.
- State Audit Laws Database: Describes state laws, regulations, and procedures for postelection audits.
- State Recount Laws Database: Describes state laws, regulations, and procedures for postelection recounts.
- Paper Ballots and Audits: The Bedrock of Secure Elections: Provides advice and assistance to election officials conducting postelection audits.
- Risk Limiting Audits: A 90-second explainer video on what risk-limiting audits are and how they can boost voters’ confidence in election outcomes.
- Decoding Your Ballot: QR codes and Barcodes: Explains the purpose of QR codes and barcodes on ballots.
- Casting Votes Safely: Examining Internet Voting’s Dangers and Highlighting Safer Alternatives: Addresses the dangers of internet voting and explores better options that enable voter enfranchisement while still protecting election security.
Other Resources
- AI + Election Clinic | Mechanics of Democracy Lab: Offers education on the strategic application of artificial intelligence tools to election systems.
