By Morgan Thomas, Policy Analyst For military and overseas voters, finding the best way to cast a ballot can be challenging. Fortunately, the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s (FVAP) Voting Assistance Guide is a helpful tool to learn about voting as a…
By Grace Gordon and Casandra Hockenberry January Casandra Hockenberry, program manager at The Council of State Governments (CSG), attended and presented at the Election Center’s annual Joint Election Official Liaison Conference. At the conference, she presented recently released work from…
By Rachel Wright, Senior Policy Analyst Days before the 2020 general election, Hurricane Zeta made landfall in the United States, devastating families and communities across the Gulf Coast. Mississippi, in particular, was hit hard, with significant damage to homes, businesses…
Photo Credit: dvidshub.net Joint base switches to appointments only service at DEERS/ID Section card officeJOINT BASE MYER-HENERSON HALL, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES10.19.2015, Photo by Nell King, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall By Morgan Thomas, Policy Analyst Verifying a voter’s identity is crucial…
By Morgan Thomas, Policy Associate Karen Brinson Bell is no stranger to public service. In 2019, she was selected as the North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director. Brinson Bell’s father was the mayor of her small, eastern North…
By Lexington Souers, Communications Associate Wayne Bena likes to say his best friend’s daughter’s birthday party launched his career in elections. While at the party, Bena spoke to the then Sarpy County election commissioner, who was considering retirement, about her…
By Morgan Thomas, Policy Associate Before serving as Director of Elections for Washington, Stuart Holmes grew up surrounded by technology. His mother worked as Benton County, Washington’s IT Director, exposing him to technology at a young age. “I remember the…
By Morgan Thomas, Policy Associate Driven to serve, Nevada County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona started off her career in elections as a poll worker while pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley. Then, she…
By Lexington Souers, Communications Associate Raised in a family focused on giving back, and pulling from a successful career in business, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recognized the power of government action. At age 29, Pate became the youngest…
By Morgan Thomas, Policy Associate Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Secretary Maggie Toulouse Oliver always wanted to work in government. However, like most election officials, Secretary Toulouse Oliver didn’t grow up dreaming of one day becoming an election administrator.…