TRUST in the election process is the goal. It’s paramount for public servants to gain and retain the constituents’ trust. The public wants assurances that the election process is transparent and non-partisan. This trusted relationship is enhanced with a quick and reliable response to constituent...

Over the last decade, citizens have become increasingly aware of the election environment. Whether this heightened awareness is due to legitimate questions on the elections process or harmful mis, mal and dis information, the public is asking questions. It is not a matter of “if” queries will ...

Seems simple, right? Determine how many poll workers you need for each election site and schedule them. Yet, it’s not quite that simple, is it?...

Recently, we spoke with many election officials, who have been using Integra to solve their election ecocycle. We wanted you to hear from them, not us, of how Integra is being used everyday to help with their Election Ecocycle....

While meeting with hundreds of Election Directors and staff recently, they wanted to know what Integra “did”. Was it another “election management system”? Rather than get squeezed into a preconceived idea, we shifted the discussion of the Election Ecocycle.The Election Ecocycle comprises all...

Over the last few weeks, we’ve taken a look at the most pressing topics election officials deal with across the nation, regardless of locality size or location. We’ve enjoyed taking a journey through these familiar issues and hope we’ve been able to provide helpful and timely insights in the...

Running an election can feel like a familiar rhythm - frenetic energy gives way to anticipation as each cycle opens and closes. It’s easy to rely on previous experience and old processes to ensure every election cycle is properly prepped for. Yet, each election brings new challenges – whether ...

Welcome back to our Big Four blog series. So far we’ve explored the diverse topic of chain of custody as well as identified a few “elephants in the room” as part of our journey into your day-to-day world as an election official. Today, we are learning more about creating a sense of urgency wit...

A process that tracks the movement of evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it was collected or transferred, and the purpose for the transfer...

Over the last month and a half, we have gathered feedback from hundreds of election officials – from the state level to the localities – and have heard a lot about election preparedness. We’ve captured some amazing best practices as well as uncovered innovative ideas not currently covered by r...