Counties across the country are still recruiting for some of the most important of all election officials: poll workers. “Poll workers are really essential workers for democracy,” says Amanda Zoch, project manager in NCSL’s...

Partisan control and candidate races may be dominating the headlines as the midterm elections get underway, but voters in a handful of states will also weigh in on at least 12 important ballot measures that could have major impacts on the...

More than $550 million. That’s how much has been raised so far for this year’s state legislative races. According to Open Secrets,  a website that tracks donations, spending varies significantly by state, from $6.9 million in...

Overcoming delays, the Census Bureau completed its decennial enumeration during a pandemic, but questions about data quality remain.

Many states’ newly drawn district maps will be challenged in court, but political change is likely to be minimal at the state level. At the federal level, it might be another story.

Here are 12 common steps officials can take to increase and maintain election accuracy—with negligible partisan impact.