NEW BOLSTERING ELECTIONS VIDEO: The Kennedy Institute and the Dole Institute of Politics hosted a virtual conversation with experts from Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design on how America’s elections officials tirelessly plan fair, free, and safe elections.
Elections don’t just happen. They’re designed and administered by over 10,000 local election offices across America.
As part of the Kennedy Institute’s Bolstering Elections initiative in partnership with the Dole Institute of Politics, we hosted experts from Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design to discuss their new exhibit on how election administrators serve as resource-strapped logistical experts when planning elections. In conversation with Tammy Patrick, Former Commissioner on the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, exhibit designers David Janka and Thomas Both of Stanford discussed how local election officials tirelessly design fair, free, and safe elections.
Currently on display at the Dole Institute, the exhibit highlights how election administrators invest hours planning the voting process - from polling place locations, to ballot instructions, to poll worker training - all under the added strains of cybersecurity threats and supply chain shortages. The exhibit can also be viewed as a digital booklet here.
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About Bolstering Elections: The Kennedy Institute and the Dole Institute of Politics have partnered on a collaborative initiative to promote investment in American electoral administration and processes. Click here to learn more.
