E-7: Last minute resources for busy election professionals and a new case study
The 2022 General Election is just seven days away. Election officials across the nation are hard at work with early voting locations, mail ballot processing, ballot drop boxes, election judge recruitment and training, and more.
While there is more than enough to keep busy, some administrators may be searching for some last minute resources to use in a pinch.
Communications Resource Desk
The Elections Group is ready to respond quickly to communications needs through its Communications Resource Desk. If your jurisdiction is struggling with a communications issue, let us be your partner in problem solving.
Developing a Crisis Communications Plan
It may be too late for jurisdictions to build and implement complete crisis communications plans ahead of Election Day, but it’s not too late to download our Crisis Communications Planning quick guide and use the readymade templates like the contact list, press conference planning, and even the email templates to have on hand in case of an emergency. The full document along with all templates can be accessed here.
4 Tips for Communicating about Election Results Reporting
Ahead of election night, be sure to look at our 4 Tips for Communicating about Elections Results Reporting document. These tips are designed to help set public expectations by communicating when election results will be released, and why they might change in the hours and days after the polls close. There are several resources, including a sample media advisory, an example fact sheet, and example images you can customize for social media posts. This new resource can be found here.
Following Five Steps to Safer Elections to Build a Security Partnership in Utah
A Weber County Conference Provides a Model
This week The Elections Group published a Law Enforcement Partnership Case Study of a meeting that Weber County Clerk Auditor Ricky Hatch hosted with election officials and law enforcement using resources from the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections.
This study is a part of our work accelerating excellence by identifying best practices in election administration through case studies, implementation workbooks and other support. The case study shows CSSE’s Five Steps to Safer Elections in action.
Following the study, Senior Election Expert Tina Barton spoke with Hatch about what election officials can do in the weeks leading up to an election to partner with law enforcement.
If your jurisdiction and its counterpart law enforcement agency or elections office are interested in receiving support from the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections, click here.
Positivity at the Polls
Join us on social media through Election Day as we share positive stories and articles that highlight best practices and more from election administrators across the U.S.
Have you seen a positive story that highlights the important work that you and your colleagues do? Download the social media graphics kit, and join us over on Twitter — don’t forget to use the hashtag #PositivityAtThePolls!