Standards for Excellence

Your election office creates ballots that are well-designed, accurate, and in formats that meet voters' needs.

Your election office allocates the needed ballots, supplies, and equipment for voters to cast their ballots with ease.

Your office protects ballot security from printing to storage using comprehensive ballot handling processes.

Your election office conducts tabulation audits on your voting equipment prior to certification to ensure the results are accurate.

Your election office writes and speaks in a way that allows voters to easily find, understand, and use the information they need.

Your election office uses design and accessibility best practices to format information so it is easy to find, understand, and use.

Your election office understands your voters' language needs and prioritizes their preferred languages, dialects, and communication modes.

Your election office effectively distributes information through a variety of mediums that best reach your voters.

Your election office builds and maintains strong relationships in your community that foster trust in the election process.

Your election office proactively builds and maintains relationships with members of the media to communicate accurate election information.

Your election office recruits enough poll workers with the skills and competencies to successfully support voters in casting their ballots.

Your election office delivers training that helps poll workers understand and conduct their responsibilities, equips them with the resources to find answers to their questions, and sets expectations of professionalism.

Your election office manages poll workers by efficiently maintaining information, communicating effectively, and facilitating compensation.

Your election office supports retention of competent poll workers and honors their civic contribution by providing a positive poll worker experience, making poll workers feel appreciated, and incorporating feedback on their experience.