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Building an Election Website

Do you wish your election website were more user friendly? Do voters have trouble finding the information they’re looking for? Do you need to create a website from scratch? We can help.

 

U.S. Digital Response and CTCL have created an original website template that’s a great fit for any election department — large or small, urban or rural. Our template is built on research from the Center for Civic Design about how voters look for civic information online. It’s mobile friendly, loads quickly, and meets the highest standards of cybersecurity.

a screenshot of Inyo County's election website
Inyo County, California uses the USDR/CTCL website template

 

Along with the template, we offer free training to help you set up the secure infrastructure, customize the content, and launch your site.

After completing our election website training, election offices like yours have seen the following results:

  • Better informed and more engaged voters

  • Fewer phone calls seeking information

  • Positive media stories about the election office

We will provide you with a proven website template with a modern look and feel. To help you customize the template for your jurisdiction, you’ll receive training that covers:

  • Website imperatives like voter communication and navigation best practices

  • Writing election information in plain language to make it easy for voters to understand

  • Publishing data in machine-readable and human-readable formats

  • Cybersecurity protections including password best practices and multifactor authentication

Have questions about our website template? Check out our website template FAQs.

 

Ready to work with us?

CTCL is offering free, remote training and support to any election department that wants to use the website template. We’ll help you through every step of the process at no cost.

If you’re interested in working with the CTCL team to build a new election website for your community, you can start the process by submitting a request.

Need a state association site instead?

We also have a website template tailored for the needs of state election associations.

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