Policymakers play a critical role in fostering public trust in election results and election technology tools offer one way to support those efforts. You can learn more about election technologies like ElectionGuard in the following ways:
Many local jurisdictions allow members of the public to observe steps in the election process on election day. If your local jurisdiction utilizes ElectionGuard and you would like to see this technology in action, you can reach out to your local election official about becoming an election observer. If you are unsure whether your jurisdiction uses ElectionGuard, you can contact us.
State legislators can serve on The Election Technology Initiative advisory council. The council meets semi-annually to discuss what open-source election software tools come under the program. These discussions drive the future of the Initiative and ensure that its continued work is informed by the expertise of key industry stakeholders. Please use our contact form to inquire about current openings on the advisory council.
Voters that used ElectionGuard report they felt comfortable using the technology and that it made the election more secure. If you are a policymaker interested in bringing election technologies to your community, you can contact your state or local election officials.
This video provides an overview of how Hart Intercivic integrated ElectionGaurd into the VerityScan precinct scanner (e.g., toolchain integration, accommodating election requirements at the jurisdictional level). It also details key changes that ElectionGuard made to the voting process.
This video provides an overview of end-to-end verifiability in elections including an explanation of the verification chain and the process and certification of end-to-end verifiability. Dr. Josh Benaloh explains what ElectionGuard is, how it achieves end-to-end verifiability and how it impacts the voter experience.
In this video, Aaron Wilson discusses how Enhanced Voting incorporated ElectionGuard into their accessible vote-by-mail solution, Enhanced Ballot, by pre-encrypting ballots.
Led by state officials, the Election Technology Initiative is facilitated by The Turnout and The Council of State Governments.
CONTACT
Jared Marcotte
President, The Turnout
jared@turnout.rocks
Casandra Hockenberry
Project Manager, The Council of State Governments
chockenberry@csg.org
