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A new dashboard tracks early voting for the 2024 election. These 10 counties have cast the most votes so far

American City & Country

The 2024 presidential election is in two weeks, and early and absentee voting is already well under way for many states in an election that, by all accounts, promises to be a close race. based data firm, launched a dashboard to track 2024 absentee and early voting across states and counties.

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There are 100,000 fewer Election Day polling places in 2024

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A major Supreme Court decision, a pandemic and localized issues have all conspired to reduce the number of physical voting locations. Advocates say that’s bad for democracy.

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2024 mission for state and local leaders: Protect democracy

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COMMENTARY | By making voting easy, transparent and secure, state and local leaders can ensure election systems remain strong in 2024.

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How State CIOs Can Promote Responsible AI Use

State Tech Magazine

In December, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers released the State CIO Top 10 Priorities for 2024, the latest representation of state technology leaders’ key areas of focus for the year, as voted on by 49 state and territory CIOs.

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Who will win? Meet the top 6 finalists for our 2024 People’s Choice Award

Partnership for Public Service

We recently revealed the top six finalists still in the running for our 2024 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® People’s Choice Award , which gives special recognition to one of this year’s Sammies finalists based on public voting. Read about the top six finalists below and vote for your favorites to win this year’s award.

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Preparing for climate change risks to the 2024 elections

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COMMENTARY | A natural disaster could quickly overwhelm a voting district and render prior planning moot, so officials should plan and practice how they will conduct elections in the wake of a disaster that displaces voters, destroys blank ballots or damages election equipment.

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Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024

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Local election officials are encouraged to beef up their cybersecurity practices to safeguard their voting systems against potential threats heading into the 2024 presidential race.