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)

• State Election Canvassing

• Timeframes and Recount Thresholds

• State Laws on Authorized Poll Watchers & Voter Challenges

• State Laws on Electioneering Boundaries

Legal

Recent Activities of the Voting Section (via USDOJ)

Security/Critical Infrastructure

Cyber Incident Response Best Practices (via U.S. Election Assistance Commission)

DHS Cybersecurity Services Catalog for Election Infrastructures
28 pages; PDF.

Elections – Critical Infrastructure (via Election Assistance Commission)

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