Presidential Commission on Election Administration (Mirror Website)
About This Page
We maintain a mirror site archiving the work of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, ensuring that the tools and resources developed and maintained on that page remain available for election administrators and others seeking to learn and improve election management in the United States.
About the Commission
The Presidential Commission on Election Administration was established by Executive Order on March 28, 2013. Its mission was to identify best practices in election administration and to make recommendations to improve the voting experience.
The website contains reports, recommendations, and other resources for election administrators and others—including election tools designed to help local election officials "allocate Election Day resources to avoid long lines at the polling place and transition to online voter registration." It also contains a link to the final report and recommendations of the Commission, which was released in 2014.
Some of the key recommendations the Commission outlined called for:
- Modernization of the registration process through continued expansion of online voter registration and expanded state collaboration in improving the accuracy of voter lists
- Measures to improve access to the polls through multiple opportunities to vote before the traditional Election Day and the selection of suitable, well-equipped polling place facilities, such as schools
- State-of-the-art techniques to assure efficient management of polling places, including tools the Commission is publicizing and recommending for the efficient allocation of polling place resources
- Reforms of the standard-setting and certification process for new voting technology to address soon-to-be antiquated voting machines and to encourage innovation and the adoption of widely available off-the-shelf technologies
Visit the Mirror Site
To access and explore the mirror site for the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, follow the link below:
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