The Quick Start Guides and the Election Management Guidelines were created to assist state and local election officials in effectively managing and administering elections. These guidelines complement the voluntary voting system guidelines' technical standards for voting equipment. For more information about these guides or to request copies, contact EAC at 866-747-1471. NOTE: These resources are available at no cost.

Quick Start Guides

• Technology in Elections
• Elections Office Administration 
• Accessibility
• Serving Voters in Long Term Care Facilities 
• Provisional Ballots 
• Canvassing and Certifying an Election 
• Conducting a Recount 
• Central Count Optical Scan Ballots 
• Uniformed and Overseas Voters (PDF 1MB)
• Developing an Audit Trail (PDF 1.3MB)
• Polling Places and Vote Centers
• Managing Change in an Election Office
• Media and Public Relations
• Contingency and Disaster Planning
• Absentee Voting and Vote by Mail
• Acceptance Testing
• Voting System Certification ( August 2007 )
• Voting System Security
• Poll Workers
• Ballot Preparation/Printing and Pre-Election Testing
• New Voting Systems
• EAC Letter to Election Officials on Quick Start Guides