Election 2018-Ready Reference Shelf: Guides, Directories, and Fast Facts
A selection of direct links to election information from credible/authoritative sources.
Data
MIT Election Data + Science Lab
Governors
(via National Governors Association)
2018 Gubernatorial Elections: Interactive Map & Quick Facts
Mayors
(via U.S. Conference of Mayors)
Mayoral Elections
States
(via Election Assistance Commission)
Election Day Contact Information
Registration Lookup, Polling Place Locators, SOS Offices, and More)
(via U.S. Vote Foundation)
Election Official Directory & State Voting Requirements & Information (by State/by County)
(via USA.gov)
State Election Offices/Websites (Directory)
(via National Conference of State Legislators)
2018 Legislative Races by State and Legislative Chamber
- Statewide Ballot Measures Database
- State Partisan Composition ||| State Partisan Chart
- Interactive Map
- Elections Administration Research Database
(via National Association of Secretaries of State)
Legal
Recent Activities of the Voting Section (via USDOJ)
Security/Critical Infrastructure
Cyber Incident Response Best Practices (via U.S. Election Assistance Commission)
28 pages; PDF.
DHS Election Infrastructure Security Resource Guide
22 pages; PDF.
DHS Cybersecurity Services Catalog for Election Infrastructures
28 pages; PDF.
Elections – Critical Infrastructure (via Election Assistance Commission)
Election Cyber Incident Communications Coordination Guide (via Belfer Center/Harvard)
34 pages; PDF. ||| HTML Version
Handbook for Elections Infrastructure Security (via Center for Internet Security)
Incident Handling Overview For Election Officials (via DHS)
8 pages; PDF.
The State and Local Election Cybersecurity Playbook (via Belfer Center/Harvard)
72 pages; PDF. ||| HTML Version
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.