Guides
Long-form explainers, how-tos, and background on election administration. Every guide cites authoritative sources and is reviewed before publication.
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Every guide is sourced from authoritative references and reviewed by the editorial team before publication.
Election Security Guides
What Is Chain of Custody in Elections and How Does It Protect Ballots?
Learn how election chain of custody tracks ballots, voting equipment and transfers through documented controls from voting to audits and storage.
Martins Ogundare · Content Manager
7 min read
Election Security Guides
How Voting Systems Are Tested, Certified and Secured in the U.S.
Learn how U.S. voting systems are tested, federally certified, checked by states and secured before elections through layered safeguards and controls.
Martins Ogundare · Content Manager
7 min read
Election Security Guides
What Is Election Security? A Guide to How Elections Are Protected
Learn how U.S. elections are protected through voting-system testing, access controls, chain of custody, audits and other layered safeguards.
Martins Ogundare · Content Manager
6 min read
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