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Press Release: CSSE Releases Election Guides for Law Enforcement in All 50 States
Updated state-specific guides provide law enforcement with practical information to help protect election workers, voters, and election infrastructure amid an evolving threat environment WASHINGTON, D.C....
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Statement: Los Angeles County Ballot Drop Box Fire
The Committee for Safe and Secure Elections (CSSE) is aware of reports regarding a fire involving a ballot drop box in Los Angeles County that...
PBS NewsHour: What It Takes To Run A Safe & Secure Election In 2026
In a recent segment on PBS NewsHour, two of CSSE’s members—Derek Bowens, the Director of Elections in Durham County, North Carolina and Scott McDonell, the...
CSSE Co-Chairs: Reprehensible Shooting at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
“The shooting that happened this evening at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is beyond reprehensible. It’s unimaginable that a room full of hundreds of...
Local Election Official Survey Shows We Have More Work to Do
Every year, the Brennan Center surveys local election officials to understand what it actually takes to run elections in America today—not in theory, but in...
Committee for Safe and Secure Elections Welcomes Major Chris Grotton as Co-Chair
CSSE’s leadership team continues its mission to strengthen collaboration between election officials and law enforcement September 18, 2025 – The Committee for Safe and Secure...
Committee for Safe and Secure Elections Releases Updated 2025 Law Enforcement Reference Guides for All 50 States and D.C.
August 21, 2025 – Pocket reference guides provide law enforcement officials with up-to-date state election law information to help protect against violence, threats, and intimidation....
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