• Pathfinder Cohort Application

  • Thank you for your interest in the Pathfinders Cohort of the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence. The application period is closed.

  • Thank you for your interest in the Pathfinders Cohort of the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence. Please click "Next" to begin your application.

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    CTCL will only ask you for public, non-confidential information necessary to understand your jurisdiction's interests and verify eligibility to be part of the co-hort. We will never ask for non-public, confidential information about your voters or voting systems.

  • Which office in Alabama?*
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  • Which office in Arizona?*
  • Which office in Arkansas?*
  • Which office in California?*
  • Which office in Colorado?*
  • Which office in Connecticut?*
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  • Which office in Washington?*
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  • Which office in District of Columbia?*

  • Each Center for Election Excellence will choose 1-3 voluntary, nonpartisan standards from this subset of standards:

    • Secure ballot management — "Your office protects ballot security from printing to storage using comprehensive ballot handling processes." (read more)
    • Tabulation audits — "Your election office conducts tabulation audits on your voting equipment prior to certification to ensure the results are accurate." (read more)
    • Voter communications — "Your election office effectively distributes information through a variety of mediums that best reach your voters." (read more)
    • Community relationships — "Your election office builds and maintains strong relationships in your community that foster trust in the election process." (read more)
    • Plain language & Information design — "Your election office writes and speaks in a way that allows voters to easily find, understand, and use the information they need" (read more) & "Your election office uses design and accessibility best practices to format information so it is easy to find, understand, and use." (read more)
    • Language access — "Your election office understands your voters’ language needs and prioritizes their preferred languages, dialects, and communication modes." (read more)
    • Funding and budgets — "Your election office understands your operational needs, communicates those needs to key decision-makers, and manages budgets responsibly." (read more) 
    • Culture — "Your election office articulates values that reinforce professional ethics and establish a positive culture for all election office staff." (read more)
    • Emergency planning — "Your election office is prepared to address emergencies that disrupt administrative or voting functions." (read more)
    • Poll worker training — "Your election office delivers training that helps poll workers understand and conduct their responsibilities, equips them with the resources to find answers to their questions, and sets expectations of professionalism." (read more)
    • Voter registration rolls — "Your election office manages voter registration records with attention to accuracy and timely processing." (read more)

    For each standard, the Alliance will organize a subcohort of election offices who are committed to learning and improving over the 18-month period.

  • Which subcohorts are you interested in?*
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  • Secure Ballot Management*
  • Tabulation Audits*
  • Voter Communications*
  • Community Relationships*
  • Plain Language & Information Design*
  • Language Access*
  • Funding and Budgets*
  • Culture*
  • Emergency Planning*
  • Poll Worker Training*
  • Voter Registration Rolls*

  • Please select at least one cohort that you are "Very Interested" in before proceeding.

    KN: Not being used.

  • Where possible, each office will get their top choice. Of these remaining subcohorts, do you have a top choice? *

  • All Options

  • 🚫  Voter Communications (No longer available as top choice)

  • 🚫  Community Relationships (No longer available as top choice)

  • 🚫  Poll Worker Training (No longer available as top choice)

  • Thinking about your office’s capacity, how many subcohorts are you interested in? Each subcohort will meet monthly for 90 minutes. If your office participates in multiple, you might send different staff members to each, depending on whose job responsibilities are most relevant to the topic.*
  • Scholarships are available where legally permissible. Would you like CTCL to provide you with a scholarship if it is legally able to do so? By selecting “Yes,” you certify that you are not aware of any applicable laws that would prevent you from receiving a scholarship.*

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