November 18, 2024

Election Resource Roundup: Election Administration – Due Diligence (Week 23)

In preparation for the 2024 Presidential Election, The Elections Group is teaming up with experts in the industry to highlight resources for election administrators. This weekly series will showcase resources from The Elections Group, paired with resources from other organizations in the elections space. Every four weeks, we will focus on a different topic, and we’ll take a deeper dive into the resources available each week. Whether you’re a seasoned elections administrator looking for resources in the field, or if you’re new to the role, these maximum 30-minute sessions will be a quick introduction to resources curated for you.

The November 18 Resource Roundup featured The Election Group’s series – Knowing It’s Right: Limiting the Risk of Certifying Elections and The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Principles for Election Audits.

The Elections Group’s Knowing It’s Right: Limiting the Risk of Certifying Elections is part of the Democracy Fund’s Election Validation Project to increase trust in elections through rigorous audits, standards and testing. This report captures where we currently stand on risk-limiting audits, provides an overview of what policymakers need to know and serves as a guide or workbook on how practitioners can prepare to implement.

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Principles for Election Audits provides a framework of bipartisan principles to enhance the integrity, reliability, and public trust in election audits. RLAs help determine if election results are accurate without requiring a full recount, focusing instead on statistical sampling to confirm outcomes efficiently and in a cost-effective manner.

Listen to this episode, download the resources and implement them into your office today.

 

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