Law Enforcement Quick Reference Guides
The Committee produces Law Enforcement Quick Reference Guides that summarize key penal provisions found within state law for each state and the District of Columbia.
Bomb Threats & Hoaxes: Mitigating Election Disruption
To minimize potential disruptions in future elections, law enforcement and election officials should be aware of recent election-related bomb threat trends. This framework can help…
Five Steps to Safer Elections
CSSE’s Five Steps to Safer Elections provide information on how election administrators and law enforcement can work together to strengthen our elections. These written and…
Four Steps to Working with Challenging Visitors
Content creators may provoke employees and interfere with government business, but these consistent steps can help you respond while maintaining transparency.
Combatting Swatting Attempts
False emergency calls to draw an armed response are dangerous and disruptive, but law enforcement and election officials can work together to reduce these dangers.
Security Assessment Checklist
This checklist resource is provided to assist with conducting site safety assessments of election offices,polling locations, early voting sites, and ballot drop box areas. It…
Policy Paper: Providing Safety and Security to Elections and Election Workers
CSSE recommends fully funding election worker security, protecting their privacy, holding those who threaten them accountable, and improving tracking of incidents.
Additional Resources
Security Assessment Checklist
This checklist resource is provided to assist with conducting site safety assessments of election offices,polling locations, early voting sites, and ballot drop box areas. It...
Bomb Threats & Hoaxes: Mitigating Election Disruption
To minimize potential disruptions in future elections, law enforcement and election officials should be aware of recent election-related bomb threat trends. This framework can help...
PSA: Increasing Trust in our Election System
A Message from Law Enforcement, Military Leaders, and Election Officials Threats against election officials and their families happen in war-torn countries–not in America. The Committee...
What Election Violence Could Look Like: A Video Training Scenario
This video will help election officials and law enforcement responding to election threats to ensure that every occurrence is reported and thoroughly investigated.
The Election Official Legal Defense Network: Connecting Election Officials with Pro Bono Attorneys
The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) connects election officials with licensed, qualified, pro bono attorneys and communications support.
Video: Sheriff Paul Penzone on Strengthening Law Enforcement Partnerships for Election Security
CSSE Chair Paul Penzone outlines how law enforcement can respond to an increase in threats against public servants and the election infrastructure by building relationships.
