The future of election administration : cases and conversations / edited by Mitchell Brown, Kathleen Hale, and Bridgett A. King.

Introduction -- Inter-organizational implementation: carrying out a federal court order in Alabama -- Reflection on the creation and implementation of voting system guidelines -- Improving voting for overseas citizens, military personnel and their dependents -- Assisting voters, language access, and the role of election administrators -- Accessibility issues for poll sites and voters -- Protecting election infrastructure: a view from the federal level -- Diversity in election administration: understanding and serving your voters -- Changing demographics in election administration -- What is the role of the vendor in modern elections -- The cost of convenience -- Ghana's 2012 general election: free, fair, and flawed? -- Creating professionalism in the field -- State support for local election offices -- State considerations in understanding the costs of elections -- Professional development and election administration -- How an election administration student evolved into an election professional -- Observations and lessons from election administration in Nigeria -- The role of professional associations in supporting election administration -- The road to election administration professionalization: follow the bottom line -- A voter-centered, voter-first approach to elections -- Implementing wait time innovation in election administration: the case of the EVWait Times App -- Election security and large counties -- Technology procurement in election systems -- Using GIS to improve accuracy and efficiency in election administration -- Common physical barriers that limit access for voters with disabilities and options to solve them -- Communication and etiquette considerations when working with voters who have disabilities -- Operational solutions that help voting work for everyone -- The value of the election administration and voting survey -- Local engagement with the election administration and voting survey (EAVS) -- Innovation in synthesizing big data: the electronic registration information center (ERIC).