Resources
Athena Strategies collects helpful resources such as tools, fact sheets, guidance, and templates for use by election and other government officials, voters, partners, and other interested parties. These resources focus on election security, voting rights, and amplifying understanding and civil discourse about elections in the U.S. If you have a suggested resource for inclusion, please contact us.
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Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) – Broadening Youth Voting
The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University conducts research that highlights the importance of engaging younger voters and addressing disparities in youth voter turnout.
iCivics
iCivics works to engage students and promote equitable, non-partisan civic education so that democracy is understood by each new generation.
CISA Elections Cyber Tabletop Exercises (TTX) and other TTX Packages
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEPs) are tools to help stakeholders prepare for, prevent, and help plan incident responses to a wide range of potential scenarios that could arise.
Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) of Princeton University
The Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) is a non-partisan research initiative that tracks and mitigates political violence in the United States.
Business for America
Business for America is a nonpartisan nonprofit business organization, working to improve our country’s civic health by increasing civic participation, restoring trust in our elections and democratic institutions, reducing polarization, and advancing business engagement in nonpartisan political action.
Institute for Responsive Government’s Election Policy Progress Reports
The Election Policy Progress Reports are a 50-state assessment analyzing indications of how each state has, or hasn’t, made their election laws more responsive and accessible for voters and election officials.
Students Learn Students Vote Coalition
The Students Learn Students Vote (SLSV) Coalition is a national hub and nonpartisan network working to increase student voter participation.
Risk limiting and other post-election audits
A risk-limiting post-election audit helps confirm that the election outcome is correct and that the voting equipment and procedures used to count votes worked properly.
Civic Alliance
Athena Strategies is proud to be a member of the Civic Alliance, a nonpartisan coalition of businesses committed to cultivating a thriving, engaged democracy.
Replacing the Refs: The Landscape of Election Denial in America
States United Action’s Replacing the Refs reports and website tracks state and federal candidates running for offices that oversee and protect elections in the U.S.