Blog Featured blog post Launch of the 2018 EAVS and New Resources December 10, 2018 With the midterm elections now behind us, the EAC has begun implementing the 2018 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS). The EAVS is the agency’s...
Blog Featured blog post Celebrating Your Election Day Successes November 26, 2018 The November 30 deadline to enter the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) 2018 Clearinghouse competition is right around the corner. We want to hear...
Blog #Countdown18: Ensuring Accuracy -- New Mexico November 1, 2018 While all eyes were on Florida waiting for the results of the 2000 presidential election, there was a whole other recount happening in New Mexico. It took until...
Blog #Countdown18 -- Ensuring Accuracy October 29, 2018 Our right to vote is the foundation of our democracy. As citizens, we must be able to trust that our election process is secure and accurately reflects the will...
Blog #Countdown18: Voting with Ease -- Virginia October 26, 2018 Prince William County made national headlines in 2012 for its three-to-four hour waits on Election Day. Many polls stayed open until nearly 11 p.m. “That is...
Blog #Countdown18: Voting with Ease-- States Provide Access for Disabled Voters October 25, 2018 The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 established a clear mandate to ensure that Americans with disabilities be given the same opportunity to vote freely and...
Blog #Countdown18: Ease of Voting -- Texas October 24, 2018 There are more than 1.3 million members of the uniformed services stationed away from home with 700,000 family members and 5.7 million U.S. citizens living...
Blog #Countdown18: Voting with Ease October 22, 2018 The right to vote is a time honored American right. But for some, that right is harder to exercise than for others. Those with disabilities can feel...
Blog #Countdown18: All Systems Go -- New Jersey October 19, 2018 New Jersey is embarking on a pilot program to begin the process of replacing its current voting equipment. The Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) Pilot...
Blog #Countdown18: All Systems Go -- Vermont October 17, 2018 Vermont has always used voter-marked paper ballots. So when the state started to explore replacing voting equipment, there was no question the new system would...