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Six states, six California counties start their journey as 2021 pilots
While Michigan, Montana, Oregon, and Minnesota may sound familiar - they are returning to the program for the second and third time, to further elevate their GIS in elections game - Vermont and Texas are new, and exciting, entrants into the program. “To say that they...
Online training on geo-enabling elections for election officials kicks off May 6th
NSGIC and the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) are delighted to announce a new online series for election officials and GIS professionals who want to keep up with the latest trends in election technology. The five free 60-minute training sessions will explore the...
Six new pilot studies available; exploring, implementing, and operating GIS in elections
While all eyes were on election administrators across the country in 2020, five states and one county still found the time to elevate their elections management through the use of GIS technology. The pilot studies resulting from this work are an opportunity for other...
Do it now, for successful redistricting later, Marion County, Fla., advises
“GIS is the best tool for election data management,” says Wesley Wilcox, Supervisor of Elections in Marion County, Florida, after a nearly two-decade-long effort to quality control and operationalize voter registration and election data. “A picture is worth a thousand...
Data transparency, model statute in focus at Elections GeoSummit
The 2020 Elections GeoSummit was held on December 10. Each year, the event brings together elected officials, the nation’s leaders in elections management and geographic information systems (GIS), as well as non-profits, academia, and the private sector to share...
Keynote speakers unveiled for Elections GeoSummit, December 10
NSGIC has announced the keynote panel for its upcoming summit. Powering Civic Engagement With GIS will allow participants to hear from three prominent democracy not-for-profits on how spatial information unlocks opportunity for them. The panel features Jeanette...
Elections GeoSummit announced for December 10, a virtual event
Each year, the Elections GeoSummit brings together the nation’s leaders in elections management and geographic information systems (GIS) to share leading-edge findings and craft best practices to enhance election systems. This year’s event will be held virtually, on...
Webinar with Ben Hovland, state and county representatives, available to view
NSGIC’s second webinar in its Geo-Enabled Elections Webinar Series, presented September 2, is now available to view. Representatives from two states and one county, participants in NSGIC’s Geo-Enabled Elections pilot projects, discussed how GIS helped them remove...
Data accuracy and cybersecurity for the 2020 election – new webinar
Cybersecurity issues? Or data inaccuracy problems? Hear from two states and one county that used GIS to remove inaccuracies from their voter information in advance of the November election. Also, Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Commissioner Benjamin Hovland...
First county – Maricopa, Ariz. – shares lessons from geo-enabling elections
Maricopa County, Arizona, was focused on data accuracy and data management efficiency when work started to geo-enable their elections. This is understandable; the county, which envelopes one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States,...