Election Official Resources

This short report details states impacted by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, the state statutes that outline natural disaster exceptions and actions taken by governors in each state to address impacted polling locations and elections offices.

As legislatures enact reforms to improve election administration, it is essential that funding for local election officials is increased to meet the increased burden placed on jurisdictions. This report details why.

With reduction in federal funding for elections, it falls to states to properly fund elections. However, this white paper finds the states continue to fail to provide increased ongoing funding to support local election administration.