Michael currently directs FSU’s Election Law Center, which was recently codified in Florida law, underscoring the Center’s growing role in research and public understanding of election administration. news.fsu.edu/news/busines...

3️⃣ Officials would like more guidance from government agencies on using AI tools for their work.

Follow the link for more of the survey’s findings: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

2️⃣ Despite an increase in collaboration with state and local authorities there is still a need for more resources to address aging equipment and the shortage of staff and poll workers.

1️⃣ Officials continue to face concerns identified in the previous annual report, like threats, harassment, and abuse.

The survey findings highlight the evolving threats faced by election officials that have transformed a once quiet role into one that is increasingly complex, specialized, and subject to immense public scrutiny.

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The explainer helps clarify what’s being encoded, how scanners interpret it, and what voters can do to ensure their ballot is accurate.

Read the full explanation here: verifiedvoting.org/decoding-you...

Many ballots include QR or barcodes to identify which election and precinct a ballot belongs to. In some cases, QR codes also encode voters’ selections, raising questions about security.

Understanding where and how vote encoding is used can help voters, advocates, and officials assess transparency and accuracy in the voting process.

Explore the map here: verifiedvoting.org/verifier/#mo...

The map responds to increased public interest following the “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” executive order. The EO raised questions about how votes are cast and counted, specifically in systems that rely on encoded data.

Janai explained that legal safeguards like the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) are in place to standardize election administration and improve voting accessibility.

Watch the full MSNBC interview here: www.msnbc.com/the-weeknigh...