Election Staffing Governance: Securing the Identities of Seasonal Election Workers

Provisioning identity security for seasonal election workers presents a myriad of challenges for government election boards and commissions. Managing identities across disparate systems and platforms becomes particularly complex due to the temporary nature of election work. Seasonal election workers, including poll clerks and ballot counters, require access to various electoral databases, polling stations, and voting equipment. Coordinating these access privileges while ensuring data accuracy and security poses a significant challenge, especially in high-stakes electoral environments where trust and integrity are paramount.

Additionally, guaranteeing the integrity of identity data and maintaining compliance with electoral regulations and privacy laws adds further layers of complexity. County election commissions must implement rigorous governance processes to prevent fraud and ensure the legitimacy of access. However, the manual nature of these processes, combined with the time-sensitive nature of elections, increases the risk of errors and delays in provisioning and managing identities. Without streamlined identity security solutions tailored to the specific needs of seasonal workers, government election commissions face heightened vulnerabilities to identity theft, electoral fraud, and regulatory scrutiny. Implementing robust identity security measures and leveraging automated solutions becomes imperative to uphold the integrity and credibility of the electoral process and maintain public trust.

During this 30-minute webinar, we discussed the following: