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United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The capacity of the Election Assistance Commission should be strengthened to ensure effective support to states and jurisdictions in the conduct of elections. In particular, the authorities should ensure that any future vacancies in the Commission’s membership are promptly filled.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Election administration should be able to work in an atmosphere free from threat and coercion. Any cases of threats and personal attacks on election administrators should be promptly investigated by federal and state law enforcement agencies, and sanctioned in accordance with the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election Administration
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Authorities should consider introducing legally binding requirements for all online and social media to place clear disclaimers indicating the entity paying for campaign advertisements. The social media companies should also maintain publicly accessible and user-friendly databases of placed political ads and vetting of buyers’ origin.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Federal authorities should continue creating conditions to allow out-of-country voters adequate time to submit their ballots, while ensuring the secrecy of the vote. In order to reduce mailing periods, all states should consider allowing for electronic requests for postal ballots and the possibility for voters to receive ballots electronically.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Early Voting
United States of America
2020
LEOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
The Election Assistance Commission’s mandate on certification of voting machines could be broadened to include the authority to decertify voting technologies based on emerging cyber security threats. The Commission’s mandate on certification should be extended to voter registration systems, electronic poll books, ballot-on-demand solutions and results transmission systems.
Recommendation # in final report:
35
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Voting Technologies
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To further enhance the participation of voters with disabilities, comprehensive training and procedures should be developed. Specialized equipment already available at each polling station should be prepared and available throughout election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Jurisdictions should ensure the secrecy of postal ballots are always safeguarded when received by election officials by providing secrecy envelopes.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Alternative Voting Methods (non-NVT)
United States of America
2016
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
Consideration should be given to enhance nationwide or inter-state mechanisms to provide comprehensive security of electronic voting and counting systems.
Recommendation # in final report:
31
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
New Voting Technologies
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Information Sharing and Analysis Centers and the Election Assistance Commission could broaden their training efforts to build cyber security capacity at state and sub-state level. Special efforts could be made to dispel cyber security misconceptions and train officials on how to mitigate cyber security risks through feasibility studies, procurement documents and contingency plans.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Cyber Security
United States of America
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the Election Assistance Commission could be tasked with creating cyber security standards for election technologies across all jurisdictions. These standards should require accountable mechanisms for all administrative processes and election technologies, including voter registration, the casting of votes, and tabulation and transmission of results. The standards should also require that the cyber security of any certified technology is continuously kept up to date.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Cyber Security
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