Don’t take the bait!  Election officials face an elevated phishing risk that unfortunately comes with the job. Opening emails from external sources, downloading attachments, and receiving files from voters or vendors are daily tasks that attackers attempt to exploit. This resource gives election offices a clear look at what today’s phishing looks like and what to do about it.

To establish strong physical security, your perimeter is usually your first line of defense. This guide highlights low-cost/high-impact recommendations where election officials can quickly reduce physical security risk without significant investment. Physical security works in layers, and no single measure should stand alone. This resource shares opportunities to help election offices build that layered approach from the outside in, without requiring specialized infrastructure.

AI in Elections: Essentials for Risk Management is a practical guide from the Election Security Exchange that helps election officials take a structured, intentional approach to adopting AI tools. It covers essential steps like establishing a use policy, training staff, selecting secure platforms, configuring security settings, and maintaining human oversight of all AI-generated output, so offices can leverage AI’s benefits while managing risk and protecting election integrity.

The Institute for Responsive Government released a white paper exploring the transformative role of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in modernizing government operations, with a focus on voter registration.

The Institute for Responsive Government (IRG) released a case study analyzing Carnegie Mellon University’s (CMU) pioneering initiative to modernize student voter registration by integrating Pennsylvania’s voter registration Application Programming Interface (API) directly into the university's student information systems. As the first higher education institution in the country to adopt this technology, CMU successfully streamlined the registration process, reduced data errors, and significantly increased student participation by embedding civic engagement tools into the digital platforms students use daily.

This resource is a comprehensive, free online database developed by the Election Law Program (a joint project of William & Mary Law School and the National Center for State Courts) designed to help judges, legal professionals, and the public efficiently navigate complex and decentralized state election laws.

The guide from the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence provides step-by-step instructions, best practices, examples, and a downloadable template for creating a detailed and successful RFP. It covers everything from the initial planning stages (determining budget, timeline, and scope) to assembling the document's key sections (goals, system requirements, and vendor questions), and finally to distributing the RFP and evaluating vendor bids using clear selection criteria.

This guide and checklist help local government officials identify and leverage partnerships to better secure and enhance critical services.

Understanding your state’s constitution is helpful to be an informed, engaged participant in the democratic process. Now, thanks to 50constitutions.org, this tool provides easy access to state-by-state comparative text in these vital documents.

This article from the Red Dot alert team outlines several techniques for de-escalating threatening situations and circumstances that might devolve into violence.